Recoil pad question

[Phil C]

I have several of these pads that are new and original. If it letters with this pad I would have a new old stock professionally reinstalled.

[Chris T.]

Ed,
I have an NOS Jostam pad of that style if you're interested.

[Boltaction]

Originally Posted by Phillip Carr

I have several of these pads that are new and original. If it letters with this pad I would have a new old stock professionally reinstalled.

I did request a research letter which is en route, but it might be one with no records. We shall see. I did see some used Jostams of this type on Ebay but they looked as used as this one. I think I will just take the sage advice of the people who were good enough to reply to my query and leave it as is. It has certainly been my MO with my military rifles and handguns--some people can't resist refinishing and generally messing with patina when really as long as something isn't actually broken, it shouldn't be touched.

Ed

[Boltaction]

Originally Posted by Phillip Carr

I have several of these pads that are new and original. If it letters with this pad I would have a new old stock professionally reinstalled.

Unfortunately no records exist for this gun's serial number, so no way of knowing what it left the factory wearing. SN 206248 puts it as about a 1923 manufacture so the Jostam on it could easily be original.

Ed