doublegunshop.com - home Forums General Discussion DoubleGun BBS @ doublegunshop.com Has anyone seen this this stock work before?

I apologize in advance for the small size pic. It's the largest that can be posted here.

I'm wondering if anyone has seen a shotgun comb raising like this one, and can identify the craftsman who did it? The comb was raised by slicing the stock and inserting a piece of ebony? between two very thin veneers of light walnut or similar.

Thank you for any inputs. Silvers

I have no idea who did it.

However, I have seen similar work a few times in that whoever did it not only didn't make any attempt to hide the work, they went so far as to call attention to it--I think someone posted pictures here a while back of a butt extension done in a somewhat similar vein (with a large curved radius and in a contrasting wood). I rather like the approach...they are acknowledging that you will be able to see the "augmentation" for what it is and rather than try to hide it they just say "hey--it's here, it's not hidden under a paint job or the like, but I did take some time to make it as classy as I can".

A prolific stockmaker-gunsmith from the era of the gun in question is W.C.Powley of Mifflintown. He built many guns and stocks for pigeon shooters and ATA shooters from the thirties to the sixties. I shot with him when I was a pup and oldtimers in pigeon country will remember him. I think he built my PHE Parker crossover gun. He shot crossover guns that he built himself. He was a very active shooter and had a long unbroken attendance record at the Hegins Labor Day Shoot. I shot his Browning Superposed crossover trap gun when I was about 14 years old.

There was an L.C Smith on gunbroker a week or so ago with a similar stock modification. http://gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=188004715 If you want, I can forward a closer picture to you.

Thank you all.

Norm, I copied that advertising pic and tried to expand it but lost clarity, so I don't know if it's similar work or not. If you would send the closer pic to me I would greatly appreciate it. Silvers

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Norm was very kind to send me pics and the one of the Elsie stock is somewhat similar, however it appears to have a walnut filler piece. The walnut filler does not stand out as boldly as the ebony? one on this stock. Also the walnut doesn't have contrasting veneer pieces to "sandwich" the filler. At this point I'm thinking the Elsie stock was probably done by a different craftsman. Silvers

That's one classy piece of stock work. I like it! Sure beats a poorly matched attempt to hide the work. Thanks for posting it.

very cool!

I too find it rather nice, if,n a bit different, but it surely looks well done, & kinda classy.
franc