Under my lifter buttplate

[ch]

Daryl, Do you or your kids have Goodnight moon that was one of my favorites.

[Double Lab]

Thanks for reminding me of that great series of books Calvin. I know my daughter had Goodnight Moon growing up and I remember reading it to her but that was 25yrs. ago. The illustrator was remarkable and every time I would read that to her we would find another item. Truly a classic. I'm sure I still have it as I throw nothing away. I'll introduce my grandkids to the book and start some new memories.

[Angel Cruz Ortiz]

Calvin, after seeing your post I had to check under the butt plate of my new hammer gun. Besides the paper spacer??. I also have the last three digits of the ser # in chalk.
I had to throw in that last picture. My boy wants to play "catch me if you can"!!

[Angel Cruz Ortiz]

I just realized that that piece of paper was there when the bottom hole was drilled. The hole on the paper matches the hole in the wood perfect. I wonder why the piece of paper??

[Coach]

I found something similar under the steel butt plate on a hammergun. It was a dollop of something like window glazing compound. I am guessing that these steel plates were slightly domed and some kind of filler would help keep them from moving or rocking. I have also seen the last 3 sn digits in chalk.

Carl.

[OH Osthaus]

a buttplate needs to be well supported and if you've not done one, it is not the easiest inletting job. my guess is, as others have thought, is that the paper is a shim to shore up an area where just a little too much wood came off.

[Roundsworth]

I removed the buttplate from my 1898 vintage Marlin repeater and found a neatly folded 1934 small game license. I have heard of this being done in the past, but have wondered why. The only reason I could come up with is for identification in case the gun was stolen. I could imagine the game warden's chagrin when he asks for a license and the hunter asks for a screwdriver!

[ch]

Rick you going to put a Bud Siler lock on that gun? I'd like to see it when your done. Looks like it has some good curl. ch

[OH Osthaus]

Originally Posted by calvin humburg

Rick you going to put a Bud Siler lock on that gun? I'd like to see it when your done. Looks like it has some good curl. ch

Calvin - that happens to be the same rifle, only in the works that I showed finished in the "glass beads or walnut shells" thread under the restorations heading. The curl is pretty consistant, it is a nice chunk of maple.

I put a Chambers golden age lock on that one - it is basically a slightly stretched Siler.



this one does have a Siler - it is a great lock

[ch]

I love flinter's I have a dixie mountain gun. Made my own flint once and it shot. I need to put a different lock on it. The one it came with is kind of week. thanks for the pictures ch