The Nose of the Comb

[Dean Romig]

Originally Posted by Greg Baehman

As we can see from what Dean has generously shown us there is a variety of noses that Parker offered through the years. Thank you Dean!

It appears that through the Remington era the flute area is a bit wider and longer than anytime during those from the Meriden eras. Would youse agree?

Generally speaking I would say yes, as well as the fluting being cut at more of an acute angle.

In addition, I realize wide combs and trap combs could be specified from Meriden, but can one assume that the standard comb coming from Remington is a little wider than the standard comb width of the Meriden guns?

With that acute angle style of fluting the nose is usually wider but not always. I have seen a number of Remington combs that are narrower while still having the acutely angled fluting.

It is really hard to generalize the Remington style of stocks and all of their various nuances, as it is impossible to generalize Meriden stock nuances of styling.





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[Wild Skies]

Just so we're perfectly clear so I and others are on the same page regarding the definition of "The Nose of the Comb":

A. Is it a point as shown by the arrow in the first pic below?

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B. Is the nose of the comb an area encompassed by the rectangle in the 2nd pic below?

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C. Is the definition of the comb the entire length of the top of the stock behind the grip area or a portion of the length?