Suspicious No5 For sale

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There is a blonde stocked BSA No5 currently sold as an all original that look suspicious to me. First, the gun is for sure a real No5 with all the features, but, the buttstock look refinished and the forend ans handguard looked off to me. I think they where made from No4 wood parts. Also,i think the barrel band belong to a No4 rifle. Any comments from the experts here?

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Wood definitely has had a touch of TLC as for the rest I am not sure. Excellent shape or could be a reblued job but unlikely if it was stored properly. Tagged!
 
There are 2 types of No5 forend: thoses with cap at their end, plastic or stamped metal and full wood. The full wood ones are longer ans thinner at the end. The forend in the pics are shorter and fatter at the end. It also end more "square" than usual No5 forend. Maybe the seller himself think it’s all original and thus, ask a premium price. Buyers beware.
 
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There are 2 types of No5 forend: thoses with cap at their end, plastic or stamped metal and full wood. The full wood ones are longer ans thinner at the end. The forend in the pics are shorter and fatter at the end. It also end more "square" than usual No5 forend. Maybe the seller himself think it’s all original and thus, ask a premium price. Buyers beware.
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It's a BSA, and still a No5. Looking at every other BSA Shirley. It looks correct, other than the forearm end. Maybe the piece broke off. And they just re worked it?
 
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