Maple Leaf Inlay

[120RIR]

Has anyone seen an inlay like this before?  If so, any ideas as to where this rifle may have been made?  Or - are we perhaps looking at a 1960s-70s contemporary piece?

[greybeard]

To my eye it looks contemporary but I have been wrong a couple of times before.!!
Bob

[Eric Kettenburg]

Brian going by photos alone is very tough and often an exercise in futility but that sure looks like a piece stocked up in the 1950s-1960s to me.  There might have been some old parts recycled - this has been going on forever but there was quite a resurgence as early as the 1920s, when Dillin's book was 'cutting edge,' and there were quite a cadre of guys shooting, "improving" and restocking old guns and old parts even that early in the 20th century.

[120RIR]

The more I look at the photos (I don't have the rifle...photos provided by an acquaintance looking for answers), the more I think perhaps a mid-20th century job.  Maybe some old parts as suggested?  Probably Canadian 

[okieboy]

 It is obviously "Leman-esk", but obviously not a Leman. Reminds me of the guns that I would see back when I started in the 60's. There was little information, poor photos, and an attitude of "I thought it would be neat to....."; then a combination of things from various schools. (However the shoots seemed generally more fun back then, or maybe I was just younger.)

[Craig Wilcox]

Is that a "Teutonic" eagle on the fore-end?  Looks pretty nice, and whoever did the maple leaf inlay did a good job.
No opinion on age.

Craig

[JTR]

Maybe a few old parts, but overall I'd guess that most of the guys here are older than that gun!
John

[Big Wolf]

Maybe a few old parts, but overall I'd guess that most of the guys here are older than that gun!
John

Yes, I agree with JTR

[Daryl]

The forend ahead of the lock appears overly heavy to me, so I'd also guess contemporary & likely a Canadian maker - Ontario maybe - John Clark? Is that the fellow from over near Toronto?

[D. Taylor Sapergia]

That is not John Clark's work!!

[bob in the woods]

I met John Clark back in the 70's, and have seen many examples of his work. I agree with Taylor ; this gun is in no way representative of Clark.

[trentOH]

That maple leaf is not and has not been on the Canadian flag, nor on the Coats of Arms.
I would guess it is late 20th century, and the inlays are from someone's special tree.

A good look at the inside of the patchbox lid may reveal the source of this rifle. It did on mine.

[Dale Campbell]

That patchbox design is from McCrory's book (edit: or close to it). I got my copy in 1900 and 73, and it had been around a while then. That rifle is likely fro the 60s or 70s.