Parker Lifter 1351

[Dean Freeman]

The tang extension, while done well, is not nice enough to be a keeper. A integral part of the guns history perhaps, but not really something that I see when I imagine this gun finished. I'm interested to know if there is any way to keep the stock in one way or another. Up until now it was my belief that this stock was good only as a template for a restock.

[Pa SxS]

I'm wondering if some expert stock repair person wouldn't be able fix that break and make it whole again, even splicing in a piece of wood where the extended tang was inletted. Mark Larson comes to mind as being able to make different pieces of wood look like one piece. I have no idea if all this repair work is possible or what the cost to fix would be compared to a new butt stock but if the cost is similar, at least you would have the original wood on the gun.