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edgarspencer 02-27-2020 01:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Dean Romig (Post 294652)
But how can we possibly "disregard the hair-splitting nuances of shape" and still be able to define that which we are observing?

All those nuances are (As I said, Previously) in my opinion, Fall under the main heading of POW. We can further brake them down any way we see fit. I recall someone calling the checkered ball grip on a lovely hammer gun a 'Scrotum Grip'.

Dean Romig 02-27-2020 02:15 PM

Okay...I took my "Call a Friend" option and just got off the phone with David Trevallion.

David told me that only one gunmaker in England ever made a gun with the Prince of Wales grip and that was Churchill who made guns for King Edward, the Prince of Wales and it was then onward referred to as the "Prince of Wales"grip. He said that even Purdey's never made such a thing but that Tom Purdey had a very specific grip preference and his favored grip was forever after known as the "Tommy Grip".

He said that even McIntosh used to talk about POW grips on Foxes and other guns and David said that "that was all rubbish. Fox nor any other gun company ever made a Prince of Wales grip."

I asked him what was the difference in shape or contour of the POW grip and he said it was a more gradual shallower curve and didn't have a ball or swell to it.
I showed him the above two pictures and he said they were close to what a POW grip would have looked like.

So, I stand somewhat corrected.





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edgarspencer 02-27-2020 02:48 PM

:bowdown::bowdown::bowdown:

Harold Lee Pickens 02-27-2020 05:08 PM

I like POW grip, Fox guns were nicely done that way.

Gary Carmichael Sr 03-01-2020 03:46 PM

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This is an example of the "scrotum grip"

Gary Carmichael Sr 03-01-2020 03:49 PM

That is just what I call it double click for enlargement, gary

Gary Carmichael Sr 03-01-2020 03:52 PM

And by the way that is one of Mr Spencers cases, good job Edgar, Gary

G. Wells 03-01-2020 04:25 PM

Unrelated, but how do you keep the stock and barrels from moving when you move the case?

CraigThompson 03-01-2020 04:29 PM

I don’t care what they’re called as long as it’s not an Etchen grip . As I can do equally well or bad with most all of them except the Etchen style , that thing just looking at it makes my hand feel cramped . And an Etchen grip may be the greatest thing since sliced bread but I don’t care for it !

CraigThompson 03-01-2020 04:31 PM

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Originally Posted by G. Wells (Post 294943)
Unrelated, but how do you keep the stock and barrels from moving when you move the case?

Blow the picture up ! When you look closer you’ll see there’s very little play in the different compartments. Hence the term “fitted case” .


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