Bishops but mostly Fajens made standard V grade configuration and with a deep cut angled thumb groove stocks for the trade. They also made beavertail fore ends. They were machine inletted but required hand fitting, checkering and finishing and addition of a recoil pad. They went to Simmons in Olathe Kansas, around the country and into Ilion, NY. When Fajens closed, Fred Wenig Gunstocks in Lincoln, MO bought the large remainder stock and used them as needed. When Fred retired, the take off inventory was sold and the Fajen remainder new stocks were sold. A noted PGCA member bought the remainder stock and disposed of much of that with the last couple years at cost to members who needed utilitarian stocks and fore end wood. I didn't know what happened to the take off stocks, Cabelas in Kansas City could have ended up with the Simmons take offs or the Fajen/Wenig take offs.
Fred Wenig had been the superintendent for Fajen, later after Fred left to establish his own shop, Donnie Gemmes became the superintendent. Fred retired from his Wenig Gunstocks, it is now employee owned, and Donnie went on to create Show Me Gunstocks. Marti Fajen went on to become the US importer for CZ Guns , a woman owned gun businesses, then several years ago, Marti sold out. Wenig Gunstocks and Show Me Gunstocks still make replacement stocks for Parkers.
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