Unique stock regardless of condition
 

I thought this an interesting stock. Not really paying attention to the gun itself, it’s had a rough life.

https://www.gunbroker.com/Item/1003792668

In the words of my wife, " That's a Hot Mess".

Is a beveled forearm lug synonymous with a BT forearm? Or are there factory examples of a beveled lug onto a splintered forearm? I understand that beveled lugs were created for added strength with BT forearms.

You're mostly correct. The fore end lug is normally only soldered to the bottom rib, and the one-piece design eliminated the BT from pulling it off, since the BT was generally longer than the splinter fore end.

It’s a dog fellas, but quite the stock that appears original. Monte Carlo, Ball Grip and Silvers pad. My guess is it has quite a letter with it unless it was done at Rem, you can see the repair codes.

There is a Remington repair or service code stamped into the left barrel flat in an unusual location but it may be indicative of the replacement stock which had Remington style border to the checkering which is unlike the mullered borders of Parker Bros. while in Meriden CT. The contour of the Monte Carlo comb exactly replicates those done in Meriden.





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The forearm wood appears to be VHE quality. The engraving protruding from under the safety slide and the stamped word SAFE indicates to me that 198418 started life as a no-safety gun. Wonder if Remington or the Miller brothers added the safety?

Ooooh, it’s shiny!! Now I’m distracted. Shiny things do that to me.

Similar aberations of this stock treatment are seen from time to time: while this comb riser appears to be of thin leather, two others have been seen from time to time that were made of cork. One was verfied as factory work, very nicely finished. If I recall correctly it was a CHE from the Meriden era. The other one I don't know about. But this is the first combination I have seen of the Monte Carlo style stock with a(n) additional comb riser, Miller trigger and a safety.

I perused a CHE 12 30” vent rib gun recently with ssbp that was right as rain :whistle: You get around those two Indiana Cartel guys and that vent rib stuff kinda rubs off on you :rotf::rotf::rotf:

Warning to Randy-Do Not Read
 

The gun was most likely ordered for a trap shooter, since the barrels were originally 34" long, and the safety appears to have been added.. It does seem odd that the checkering isn't consistent with Meriden built guns, but that may be the reason for the Remington 'repair' code.

I was looking at that gun.

I actually have a feeling that stock may be factory. Or at least restocked. By the factory at a later date than original manufacture.

I have seen those leather cheek pads before. I think they usually are done by removing wood and adding padding and covering with leather.

Robert Stack's 20g DH

https://photos.smugmug.com/US-Makers...20DH%20b-L.jpg

Scroll down to p. 18. Lots of doubles in his gun rack!
https://gunsmagazine.com/wp-content/...8/12/G0663.pdf

Interesting article. He also posed for a RayBan ad on page 8.Note his fore hand grip in that ad and on page 18.

He was an interesting guy. I read the article and he excelled at everything. Skeet, polo, building and driving dry lake speedsters (set a world record) and driving unlimited hydroplanes (retired a perpetual trophy by winning nationals three times in a row).

His shooting buddies at Santa Monica read like a who's who of Hollywood stars in the late thirty's.

One interesting ad in the latter part of the magazine was a 1963 ad for new barrels fitting Parkers and L. C. Smith guns. Came in 12-16-20 gauge in 26-28-30". They were sold by Atlas Arms in Chicago for $70 ($80 for ejectors).

One more sobering ad was on page 11. This is June 1963. Klein's ad lists the 6.5 Carcanos on special at $19.99 complete with a 4X mounted scope.

The 'original' Trap Comb appears to have been shaved a tad lower at the front and the placement of the leather mostly on the right side indicates to me it was likely made for a left-handed shooter.






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The Monte Carlo stock looks like Parker or Remington did the work as I own a Remington gun and have seen a Parker gun with the M.C. stock. Both guns are over 200000, are DHE,and are 12 ga. I have seen leather applied in a similar manner but don't remember if it was a Parker.