Floyd;
It seems that a good portion of the trigger guard tang, which has the serial number stamped on it, is missing and that the stock has no inletting to accomodate the broken part of the tang. This would lead me to believe that the stock has been replaced. This would lower the value but not the sentimentality. Hope you can find the picture with your great grandpa and his gun. Some pictures of the stock, especially the butt plate, and a top view of the receiver with the lever pushed to the right might give us some indication of why your stock is loose.
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