What a nice gun to have. A graded lifter is a thing of beauty.
The gun would have been upgraded to the patent latch by the factory at a later point than originally made. It would have had the keyed forend originally.
I would order a letter for the gun if there is information on it. There may be record of the return for the work as well.
I have seen examples of this before.
It looks like your stock head has some issues and the lock plates are working their way back which has caused the issues with the wood. If the barrels are sound and shootable, it still should not be shot much in order to preserve the stock head.
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