My old Winchester has looked like that since I acquired it in the middle '60s :lol: It was my dad's when he was a kid so the rifle is probly closin' in on 90 yrs old :D When he gave it to me the grip portion of the stock was covered in electrical tape :wtf: Seems one of the brothers had broken the stock and they repaired it with piano wire and tape :lol: I couldn't have that. Off came the tape and wire, broke it completely into 2 pieces, got out the epoxy, sand paper, and shellac and went at it.