Prince of Wales (POW) Grip

[edgarspencer]

Originally Posted by Dean Romig

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]

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]

[Harold Pickens]

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

[Hammer Gun]

This is an example of the "scrotum grip"

[Hammer Gun]

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

[Hammer Gun]

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

[G. Wells]

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

[6pt-Sika]

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 !

[6pt-Sika]

Originally Posted by G. Wells

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” .