Keith I think you asked for the opinion? 100% without wavering that is not an original piece.
I think supplementary ideas :
If it was right we wouldn’t have raised the question.
I think the paltry sum it brought hammers that point home.
In any case just to clarify. Re: the comb. I am certainly not suggesting it was raised. I am not even saying it is high. I am saying the loss of wood below changes the perception/ general
Lines and appearance.
Certainly it could be recheckered- and surely was if (WHEN) converted. Show me any original straight grip checkering on any maker that curves out on the bottom like that.
