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That narrows it down a bit. With the stock cheek piece shaped like it is I thought a German client. I wonder if the German engraver that is on this site could tell who did the engraving? Mike Nice gun- always a good idea to do a chamber cast, also chamber length for the shotgun barrels. I am a bit curious here- in what way would the stock and cheekpiece vary from an Austrian client to a German client?? Different game taken afield- scope or no scope? Very curious about this-- Der Fuchs!!!
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Francis: Note the upgrade(4th from top) here at Blaser: http://www.blaser.de/index.php?id=888&L=1It is possible that a German ordered it to suit his fancy but to me it seems otherwise for now. Kind Regards, Raimey rse
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Francis:
Maybe I should have referred to it as either Bavarian or a Tyrolean variant. A little difficult to see in the image.
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Very full cheek, lots of cast at toe. Nice
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When the mail man delivers this one I will take some really detailed pictures and put them on Photobucket. This should be a good shooter. Mike
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I wouldn't put too much reliance on the style of cheekpiece to determine who owned the gun, this was always a matter of taste.The Bavarian cheekpiece was easier to make, so it was often "pushed"( it was not cheaper for the customer however). Mike
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The gun showed up by UPS, and the box it was shipped in was damaged really bad. But the gun was not. Now I need to replace the underlever cover/sheathing as it was damaged with a section missing when I purchased it. Any help/ideas on what material I should utilize for this? I was thinking Lignum Vitae or a nice piece of Cocobolo. It would need to be a dense hard piece of wood or buffalo horn.
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You should use the same type material as original, if possible. The most common material for this was buffalo horn. Mike
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Thanks, I thought that it was horn. I know a source for that.
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I thought I had saved a link to a source, but I guess it was deleted. There was a person in Alaska selling horn material, high quality. Anyone have a source for this material? Thanks Mike
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