Dogs Head Butt Plate on Trojan

[Thomas Baumgardner]

There are no Remington repairs codes marked on the gun. I have no comfirmation but the restoration appears to be DelGrego & Son. Any thoughts on the bird or no bird Remington butt plates.

[Dean Romig]

Originally Posted by Thomas Baumgardner

There are no Remington repairs codes marked on the gun.

The Remington repair codes would be on the left barrel flat very close to the lug.

You may already know this but in the case that you didn't I thought I would offer it.





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[edgarspencer]

The only thing that is obvious, is that the gun was not supplied with that butt plate when new. What is a mystery, is that it doesn't include the word 'Brothers', indicating a post-takeover plate similar to what Remington would have used, BUT, the dog motif is clearly from the late 1800s style.
Did Delgrego have his own plate mold made? Is it a aftermarket supplied plate, ala Galazan? Very Interesting.
There are six styles shown in the front of the serialization book, and the Remington plate is clearly for something larger than an 0 size butt, so perhaps Remington did have a small plate for the lower grades in 20, 28, and .410.
All you late Remington VH(E) 28 guys, check your butts!