Ted's comments about restocking make a lot of sense. I've handled a bunch of Darnes but only owned one. It had been beautifully restocked, friend of mine had it done by a stockmaker friend of his. Unfortunately, that stockmaker was mostly into trap guns. The result was a Darne that probably gained a good pound of weight from the original, and the balance was very un-Darne-like.

For hunting, if you're used to the normal tang safety, a Darne safety also takes some getting used to.