Jeff, welcome back. Sorry, I can't help with a checkererererer.

But I'd sure like to know who was the maker of that gun. (I agree with the "beautiful" part....).

In the post-WWII period for some reason many Italian makers, even the best, didn't seem to value the craftsmanship on the woodwork nearly as much as the metalwork, IMO. That has changed since the 1970s, fortunately.