New No5 with condition issue

[tbonesmith]

Howdy all, I just acquired this little number. I was aware that something was weird about the forend tip but the rest looked a million bucks so I got it anyway.
There is no wear visible anywhere on the rifle, wood or metal.
I was told the bore was mint, but it's not, it's good, but dark in the grooves.
I was also told the forend tip was a factory job, but I think it's the original metal cap, cut off, and glued to the cut off forend just forward of the band, WHY?!?!?!?
There has been an attempt to affect upward pressure from the forend at the band, to the extent that it presses on the top wood. The pressure marks on the wood indicate good symmetry in the setup, so I'll see how it shoots, it might be good...
This is the best metal finish I've seen on a No5, it's like new, as it the wood, it's such a pitty about the vandalism. The search for a perfect one will continue.
Still I may get a mint, beech No5 forend along the line, live in hope...

Just a thought, but anyone think a spliced repair might be an improvement?

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