Ahh, I see where you are coming from Pete. That blemish is there, but is about an 1/8th the size it appears in that photo and isn't filled with anything. I will try to shoot a photo tomorrow, but it isn't a chip out the of the stock. it is either a natural blemish in the wood (there are several) or it's a small ding from rattling around in the safe/closet/whatever.

If the stock has been refinished then it was done without losing any wood around the metal and the checkering was recut by an expert hand.

I'll post more photos tomorrow of that area with a macro lens.

Shane