Guess it's not mine either, Reb. 34" barrel and a cheekpiece. Grimm IS striking a pose, Doc, he isn't cheeking, chin-ing or otherwise anchoring on the face. Draw a line connecting muzzle top, breech top and eye. Bet you it's a dogleg right. Scribbler probably correct about Americans and the splinter. Don Zutz was way out there on the barrels in every foto I've seen. But the Brits are crazy for those barrel "mitts" so they must put the fwd hand on the barrels also.

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