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[Researcher]

It looks to me like it might be a one-layer Huntley from pre-WW-I days.

Huntley Recoil Pad H & D Folsom circa 1916.jpg

JOSTAM acquired Huntley by the armistice, and it became the JOSTAM "Sponge Rubber" Pad --

JOSTAM 1916 02 Sponge-Rubber.jpg

Later an upstart competitor made a similar pad for a while called AEROCEL.

[ArtS]

Originally Posted by Dave Noreen

It looks to me like it might be a one-layer Huntley from pre-WW-I days.

Attachment 129047

JOSTAM acquired Huntley by the armistice, and it became the JOSTAM "Sponge Rubber" Pad --

Attachment 129048

Later an upstart competitor made a similar pad for a while called AEROCEL.

I will check when I get the gun but from the pictures it sure looks like the original one. I may have to try grafting a replacement piece in and then using it with a slip on to protect it.

[J. Scott Hanes]

Originally Posted by Dave Noreen

It looks to me like it might be a one-layer Huntley from pre-WW-I days.

Attachment 129047

JOSTAM acquired Huntley by the armistice, and it became the JOSTAM "Sponge Rubber" Pad --

Attachment 129048

Later an upstart competitor made a similar pad for a while called AEROCEL.

I have a JOSTAM pad with two layers of sponge rubber that came off a 1951 870.

[Bill Murphy]

Dave, are these the pads that are nailed onto the buttstock? If so, I would remove the whole thing and start from scratch with a Hawkins or Silver pad.

[ArtS]

Originally Posted by Bill Murphy

Dave, are these the pads that are nailed onto the buttstock? If so, I would remove the whole thing and start from scratch with a Hawkins or Silver pad.

I saw a note that the base was tacked and glued, then the top layer glued on. They would be easy to get off, but they have to be a pretty rare item from that period. I will leave it a while until I decide what to ultimately do with the gun.