Since the 1880s,some of the greatest guns and double rifles in the world use the classic Silver's pad. Purdey, Boss, Westley, even A.H. Fox specified the Silver's pad for their XE grade. IMHO, a gun with an "ebony extension" would be in the "hideous" catagory. Silver's and others make brick red and black pads-just change it or have it leather covered but the orignal Silvers in orange is my first choice in pads...I am sorry the one on my Purdey pigeon gun was covered by some wanker in goatskin...