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Offline Roger B

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Interesting Stock Crack Repair
« on: November 20, 2024, 12:58:06 AM »
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A few years ago I was visiting Casa Esquela in Glorietta  NM & saw these repairs on late 19th Century halfstock. I wouldn't say that it is contemporaneous to the rifle,  but It was a technique that I had never seen before. What do you all think?
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Offline gibster

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Re: Interesting Stock Crack Repair
« Reply #1 on: November 20, 2024, 01:19:32 AM »
Here is a similar repair on a P Gillespie rifle that I used to own. It was dated 1847.

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Re: Interesting Stock Crack Repair
« Reply #2 on: November 20, 2024, 01:20:10 AM »
Half my collection is guns with old repairs. I leave them like I found them.
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Offline Eric Kettenburg

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Re: Interesting Stock Crack Repair
« Reply #3 on: November 20, 2024, 01:21:57 AM »
I think people have always been familiar with sewing.   ;D ;D ;D

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Re: Interesting Stock Crack Repair
« Reply #4 on: November 20, 2024, 01:27:58 AM »
That's known as a field expedient repair.
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Offline smokinbuck

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Re: Interesting Stock Crack Repair
« Reply #5 on: November 20, 2024, 02:20:31 AM »
Haven't seen any rifles with that repair but have seen several cracked horns with it.
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Re: Interesting Stock Crack Repair
« Reply #6 on: November 20, 2024, 03:24:51 PM »
Hmmmm.... I wonder if you could sew your next project together?  ;D
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Re: Interesting Stock Crack Repair
« Reply #7 on: November 20, 2024, 04:14:32 PM »
haha!  Baling wire was duct tape, before there was duct tape. 
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Offline Longknife

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Re: Interesting Stock Crack Repair
« Reply #8 on: November 20, 2024, 04:22:06 PM »
Here isa southern rifle by L.F. LEGG.





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Re: Interesting Stock Crack Repair
« Reply #9 on: November 20, 2024, 06:06:32 PM »
That's what comes of getting Grandma to fix it!
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Re: Interesting Stock Crack Repair
« Reply #10 on: November 22, 2024, 06:42:03 AM »
Excellent repairs, add character.
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