Nice little find

dickttx · November 27, 2011, 02:40 PM

Through a long process, I recently came into possession of some items that belonged to my wife's late uncle.
Thought these were pretty neat.

Don P · November 27, 2011, 04:01 PM

Where is the rest of the gun?

dickttx · November 27, 2011, 04:25 PM

You put them between two fingers of your left hand, then use a hammer in your right hand to fire them.

Jim Watson · November 27, 2011, 04:36 PM

Funny. Ha ha

Kind of neat, really. I never saw a cased pair of Savage Four-Tenners before.
Do you think it is a factory set or a box added by Unk?
Certainly cheaper than a set of Purbaugh or Briley tubes.

dickttx · November 27, 2011, 05:29 PM

I am pretty sure he made the box. He was a very artistic craftsman. I have two sets of blank grips he had in his workshop. My wife said he had made several revolver grips for people. (See photo below) I am guessing these are probably inletted for S&W K Frame.
More interesting items to come when I get a chance to take some photos.

PetahW · November 28, 2011, 04:20 PM

IMO, more likely for a J-Frame

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dickttx · November 28, 2011, 04:32 PM

Right, J Frame.
I already tried them on a K Frame.

dickttx · December 2, 2011, 10:38 AM

Finally got a chance to take some photos of the other items that belonged to my wife's late uncle.
1st: Ithaca Feather Weight 20ga. He made the stock out of a nice piece of walnut. Serial # 619xxx-2.
2nd: Remington Model 11, 12ga. He also made the stock on this one. Serial # 359xxx.
3rd: Closeup of the carving he did on the Remington stock.
Haven't had a chance to try to find info on the serial numbers.

Barber2678 · December 2, 2011, 02:11 PM

I like that Model 11 stock! What is on the other side?

carguychris · December 2, 2011, 02:51 PM

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Right, J Frame.
I already tried them on a K Frame.

Could also be for a pre-1952 I frame or J frame, which had a 1/4"-shorter grip frame than the later models. Custom stocks (grips) have become hard to find for the early "short grip" guns. (For the uninitiated, the I frame was the shorter predecessor of the J frame, which was lengthened to allow a .38Spl cartridge to fit. Compact S&W revolvers in .22LR, .32 Long, and .38S&W were originally I frames. S&W dropped the I frame in the early 1960s.)

I'd like to see the outside.

dickttx · December 2, 2011, 03:57 PM

Barber: The other side is plain, with her face being the point of the comb.
Carguy: They are just inletted blocks with screw and nut?(can't remember what you call the counter sunk nut).

Scorch · December 2, 2011, 04:18 PM

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(can't remember what you call the counter sunk nut)

Escutcheon.

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I like that Model 11 stock!

There is something unconventional about the lines of that stock . . . very attractive. What kind of birds are those?

dickttx · December 2, 2011, 04:54 PM

Right!!!
And what birds?

bop · December 9, 2011, 09:54 PM

Wow. It seems the world lost a true craftsman. Beautiful work. I sure hope you intend on keeping them in the family.

gyvel · December 9, 2011, 10:22 PM

The grips also look like they might fight an Iver Johnson or Harrington & Richardson top break revolver, or another similar make of top break of that era.

November 27, 2011, 04:01 PM	#2
Don P Senior Member Join Date: December 17, 2005 Location: Swamp dweller Posts: 6,187	Where is the rest of the gun? __________________ *NRA Life Member, NRA Chief Range Safety Officer, NRA Certified Pistol Instructor,, USPSA & Steel Challange NROI Range Officer, ICORE Range Officer, ,MAG 40 Graduate* *As you are, I once was, As I am, You will be.*

November 27, 2011, 04:25 PM	#3
dickttx Senior Member Join Date: May 29, 2011 Location: Fort Worth Posts: 500	You put them between two fingers of your left hand, then use a hammer in your right hand to fire them. __________________ Education teaches you the rules, experience teaches you the exceptions (Plagiarized from Claude Clay)

November 28, 2011, 04:32 PM	#7
dickttx Senior Member Join Date: May 29, 2011 Location: Fort Worth Posts: 500	Right, J Frame. I already tried them on a K Frame. __________________ Education teaches you the rules, experience teaches you the exceptions (Plagiarized from Claude Clay)

December 2, 2011, 02:11 PM	#9
Barber2678 Senior Member Join Date: June 22, 2006 Location: Mud Creek, Texas Posts: 269	I like that Model 11 stock! What is on the other side? __________________ When in doubt ..... mumble!

December 2, 2011, 03:57 PM	#11
dickttx Senior Member Join Date: May 29, 2011 Location: Fort Worth Posts: 500	Barber: The other side is plain, with her face being the point of the comb. Carguy: They are just inletted blocks with screw and nut?(can't remember what you call the counter sunk nut). __________________ Education teaches you the rules, experience teaches you the exceptions (Plagiarized from Claude Clay)

November 27, 2011, 04:36 PM	#4
Jim Watson Senior Member Join Date: October 25, 2001 Location: Alabama Posts: 18,539	Funny. Ha ha Kind of neat, really. I never saw a cased pair of Savage Four-Tenners before. Do you think it is a factory set or a box added by Unk? Certainly cheaper than a set of Purbaugh or Briley tubes.

November 28, 2011, 04:20 PM	#6
PetahW Senior Member Join Date: September 19, 2008 Posts: 4,678	IMO, more likely for a J-Frame .

December 2, 2011, 04:54 PM	#13
dickttx Senior Member Join Date: May 29, 2011 Location: Fort Worth Posts: 500	Right!!! And what birds? __________________ Education teaches you the rules, experience teaches you the exceptions (Plagiarized from Claude Clay)

December 9, 2011, 09:54 PM	#14
bop Member Join Date: September 16, 2009 Location: arizona Posts: 34	Wow. It seems the world lost a true craftsman. Beautiful work. I sure hope you intend on keeping them in the family.

December 9, 2011, 10:22 PM	#15
gyvel Senior Member Join Date: August 30, 2009 Location: Northern AZ Posts: 7,172	The grips also look like they might fight an Iver Johnson or Harrington & Richardson top break revolver, or another similar make of top break of that era.