I have an Elsie Ideal with one of Glenn's short extensions (similar to the top pic). I had planned on replacing it with a pad at some point, but it has grown on me, and it is a conversation piece. I can always add the pad replacement later if I want to, but it would have to be a 1-1/2" Silvers to get the LOP I want. I think Glenn's work is more attractive than the big Silvers, although less conventional.
If you have a gun that NEEDS something like the extension in the top picture, then the gun doesn't have much resale potential anyway, and is not even shootable. So, why not do it?
