Thanks for the insight. I still think I'm going to try to knock that poly down, if I can do so without damaging the wood any further. I can't help but wonder if the only "repair"(cough, cough), this rifle has had was stock replacement. I took near 20 different photos of any markings I could find and have yet to see a armourers repair mark. I suppose markings could be ground down or filled in with that heavy finish on the metal. Luckily the block S shows up everywhere.
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