Most best British guns and rifles were "made to measure", and some are so made as not to fit the next owner without a restock. Also, over time many great guns have been altered in ways that are objectionable to a new owner, and are then restocked.
If the restock job is done in the correct manner and style of the original maker, and the quality of work, and wood are of the same degree of quality as the original, a restock is not a detrement to value. What is dificult, is to recoup the present cost of best work and wood in the used gun market.
All the best,
Mal
