Thanks for the warning about the wood but I don't plan on shooting this one at this time. I have my "shooters" and the rest I am cleaning up and fixing up and learning from for a collection. The barrel band has kept me wondering about those shapely cornered areas where the ramrod channel is fixated. All of the ones I've seen in real life and pictures are rounded like you point out. It is definitely not 100% original but a nice rifle with many correct parts. I hoped someone would eventually know the origin of the stock but I'll keep digging. Thanks for all the analysis though.

If the barrel band is a "creation", though, it, again, is nicely done.