Pete, is that skeleton butt plate from the sidelock pictured above it? Don't remember seeing that picture before.

Looks like the little bit of engraving on it is thematically matched to the rest of the engraving on the gun.

I mention it because my better boxlock, which has very similar vine engraving, has a skeleton butt plate but the engraving on it has nothing to do with the rest of it. Although I do think it is original to the gun.

James

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