I'm not nearly as knowledgeable as SDH and others, but will offer a few thoughts.
Hacker Martin was one of the very few who made all the parts of the rifle from scratch. Almost all the examples of his work that I've seen (admittedly, not very many) have had iron furniture and hand-made lock plates. The brass and silver/pewter furniture on this rifle are IMO somewhat unusual for a Martin rifle but the workmanship appears to be fully up to the Martin standard. Please be advised that his rifles have assumed a cult status of their own with some traditionalists and so can be fairly expensive, encouraging fakery.
I have all the Foxfire books and will re-read his section later, CRS has a firm grip these days and I often need a rerun to clear out the cobwebs....
Regards, Joe
