Stock Carving

[Dean Romig]

Originally Posted by Brian Dudley

Once the gun moves on from the original person who did or commissioned the carving, the value of the gun has been negatively effected.

Speaking in general terms, of course, that can certainly be said of most of those that have been 'personalized' in one form or another but there are exceptions to every rule. And I think these two disclaimers, "beauty is in the eyes of the beholder" and then there's "One man's trash is another man's treasure" might speak to such situations. I would "treasure" that one on gunbroker that I missed with the setter nicely carved into the stock on both sides. To me there was a real "beauty" in that gun.

Again, JMHO

[Chris T.]

Not a fan of Birds Eye Maple on a Parker Dean? The nice thing about this gun is that it was obviously cherished the original owner. This was someone's pride and joy, and they carefully used the heck out of it. I wish all my guns had floor plate screws that were as nice.