Originally Posted by David Williamson
Those 2 holes are what fastens the recoil pad to the stock, they would use a slotted head screw driver. Does the recoil pad just say Whiteline, if so later on they would be called Pachmayr .

Yes, "WHITE LINE DE LUXE"
Risk-averse, therefore the concern about no experience w/vintage shotguns resulting in damaging the recoil pad/etc probing for the screws/turning blind thru those holes.
Maybe there's nothing to worry about, but prefet that to wait until an expert evaluates this shotgun in person.