Italian..Not to be "Flippant" (Friday, should be at the Pub with the Crowd, but Big Storm headed in to the N>E>Coast.) But.. the Nice G 3.Smith would be a Quite Straight forward "Trans-Butt" job. Would suggest that the Action-Tang be Glass-bedded as the trigger-plate tang should be, re-fitting the "Hand-pin"to make sure they are solid in the stock. When the New Back-end is fitted and you are shaping up the "Stock" a lot of stress will be put onto the old stock at the "Head". Where to put the "Cut-Off"..each stockmaker has different Ideas as to "The Unkindest Cut'placement....The Lobsters are waiting.....cc/dt