The seller really didn't explain to me the extent of damage covered by the patches in the grip area. The buyer will probably explain those patches to us when he gets the gun. Kody Kearcher will do a butt transplant for well under $800 if you supply the "butt". A friend has told me that Lightweight or Featherweight Dalys do not have particularly thin barrel walls. When we get the word on the stock head and barrel walls, we may change our opinion of this gun. It is more than a $1500 gun if it is done right. I sold the famous Doug Mann two barrel Diamond Grade set to him for $1200. The last time it sold, the asking price was over $8000 and worth every penny of thst price. I wish I had before pictures of that gun. After pictures are all over the internet.