That is truly beautiful. I too have a huge soft spot for stocks like these. I love the upright pistol grips and they look much better with dark areas of stippling rather than chequering (to my eyes anyway).
I have a couple of stocks I would like to have a go at stippling, would you be willing to share what you use to stipple the stock and what stain and/or finish is used to darken it?
Many thanks Rich.