The later JOSTAM Sponge Rubber Pads show the original S.A. Huntley patent date of Apr. 10, 1917, Patent No. 1,222,291 --

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actually granted after the Sponge Rubber pad was offered in the 1916 dated JOSTAM flyer I posted above which mentions a leather face.

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The May 12, 1931, patent date shown on the late JOSTAM Sponge Rubber Pads, Patent No. 1,805,273, shows a base screwed onto the gun stock and other improvements to adjust the pad's resilience. Were any of those "improvements" actually included in the later pads?

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Dave,

The original pad I removed from the 1923 gun only had the 1917 Pat date.

I could not find a like replacement and moved forward with the project with the 1931 Pat info also.

There were no adaptations like those depicted in the Patent information for screws, screw holes, or hollowed out plug sections.

Only an original Red Rubber base sheet, a kraft gum sealed packet of brads, and the Rubber and Sponge Assembly that is shown.

Will

While I totally understand the desire to replace an old unusable pad with one exactly like the original, we should remember that if the original consignee had needed to do so he likely would have ended up with one that had a later patent date as well, or possibly even a different style.

Your gun looks very nice, Will. Well done.