3/4 stocked guns

[David G]

Hello,just thinking of a future build.I've recently cut down a cherry tree to make room for a garage. From a slab cut section of the tree I should be able to get a gunstock but not a full length stock. The wood is nothing special as far as the figure goes but I can get the grain running decent through the wrist. Right now I'm leaning more towards a Poorboy or even a fully trimmed iron mounted gun. Mr Webb in his new book( triggers,locks,fittings,etc.) makes mention of the 3/4 stocked gun which on my particular blank of wood,would be doable.He states that on the 3/4 stocked gun the upper forestock terminates approximatley 6 to 8 inches ahead of the rear entry thimble and can be capped as well. He states this style stock became popular after 1830 which I know is getting into the percussion era but he also mentions that some of the older guns(assuming flint) were modified to this length due to upper forestock damage or in simply keeping up with the trend that was popular at that time. So, being where I'm at with this gunstock and after reading Mr. Webb's information has gotten me to thinking about any surviving examples of this type gun. Can anyone provide me with further insight on this subject? Additional history,reference materials,pictures,etc... Thanks.

[T*O*F]

I suspect this gun is a restock using components either gathered, or from a broken stock gun.  It's ugly but utilitarian for whatever purpose.  The front thimble is dovetailed directly into the barrel.  The lock is marked J. Child.














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[David G]

Cool, especially the thimble being dovetailed to the barrel. Not exactly what I was looking for but close. You would'nt have pics of one showing the transition of the lower forestock up to the upper forestock where as the upper forestock stops 6 to 8 inches from there?

[Sam Everly]

There where a lot , i mean a lot, made here in North Carolina . They where from the Jamestown school, there is one made in Tenn, by Ambros Lawings son . It is in one of Jerry Nobles books.

[Ian Pratt]

  This one is in pretty rough condition but you get the idea, the stock has been chopped back, and a cap and rib added. This one has a sheet metal rib -  every now and then you see one with a wood rib. In that case the rib is pinned to the barrel lugs just as you would pin a forestock to the barrel, and the pipes are likewise inlet into and pinned to the rib.

[David G]

Thanks guys. Sam,I'll check further into some of Jerry's books. Ian, that's spot on and I'm sure I've come across a  few of them at the shows but honestly never paid enough attention to them to remember any details. Well, at least now my awareness level is up.