16 g VH with cheek piece

[Bill Murphy]

Keith's big gun probably didn't come from the factory with the cheekpiece either. Nice gun though. Iver Hendrickson and David Trevallion were two people who built stocks for Keith. There were probably several others.

[Opening Day]

Never say never, remember that 12 with the huge paddle cheek piece that the club bought and was shown at reception at Chantilly meeting. Now that was one strange gun and factory....

[David Lien]

[QUOTE=Bill Murphy;80961]Keith's big gun probably didn't come from the factory with the cheekpiece either.

The 12 Ga. B grade trap gun did come from the factory just like Dave said. The gun is on display in the Cabela's store in Boise Idaho.

[Bill Murphy]

Thanks, David. Let's get a serial number on that gun so Chuck can check it out and see who it was originally made for. Probably post 1919 though.

[Tom Christman]

OK guys - here you go. I can not take the forend iron off or the trigger guard until next week when I get back there again with the owner but here are a couple photos I took. The vent rib is from Simmons Gun Specialties. I could see that punched on the side of the rib so that did not come from the factory. The big question is, is this a restock or an original stock with a cheek pad. The metal to wood fit is excellent. The checkering is excellent and both the forend and stock match. If it was restocked it was done a long time ago. The butt pad is a replacement but very old. There is one small dent in the left barrel, otherwise they look excellent and are tight on face. Some case coloring in the action near the trigger gaurd. Screws have been turned but are in good condition.

Tell me about this gun if you can and approx. value. Thanks.
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[Bill Murphy]

That's a nice looking stock and forend. I would buy that gun even with the aftermarket rib. Of course, it would be nice to see pictures and specifications.