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I was given a Rem model 11 12 ga, that was in very rough condition. I took it apart to do some refurb work on it, and when I took the buttplate off, I found 4 hunting licenses! They were dated 1928-1931, all from Illinois, purchased by the same individual. Very oil soaked, but still legible!

Close but not quite. Slightly different curve and the tangs are a little different.

My granduncle and grandfather's 1897 winchester has 1917 and 1921 Montana hunting licenses in the buttstock. I added a lot of Kansas licenses in the 1980s. Someday someone will find them.

Brent

I bought a Winchester model 61, that's the classical .22 hammerless pump, last summer. It's an early gun, probably 1933 or '34, with the extra cost octagon barrel and chambered for the .22 Long Rifle.

There was some mud in the checkered steel butt plate so I removed the butt plate for easier cleaning.

I looked up inside the hole in the stock that accesses the draw bolt and seen some newspaper stuck up there. After some effort I managed to get the newspaper out, mostly in small pieces but also found two locks of very fine light brown hair and a $1.00 Silver Certificate Series 1935A.

I was able to put enough pieces of the paper together and found it was from The Denver Post of July 1936. (Coupla months before I was born.)

Kinda neat!

Bill Jolliff

I found lead shot in the butt of a Marlin model 90 that a friend owns. He thinks his Dad put it there, back in the day, but, doesn't remember for sure.
I left it out, no change to friends shooting with the gun.
Best,
Ted

I'm surprise at all the hunting licenses. I wonder if there was some significance to that back then? You think a hunter would have wanted to store something useful in there, like maybe an extra pair of dry boots.

I've found a $20 dollar bill in one and a 1920-something Florida hunting license in another. The summer duck (woody) season began in August and the limit was 50. The money was in an Ithaca; maybe I need to buy more Parkers (might have been a $100 in a Parker)...Geo

Small world Vini! I was in back room when sales person brought gun out for you. If you decide to part with it down the line I might be interested....was wondering if it would be a good 2nd barrel donor for my "new" 3E, never had time to check it over good. Is tight gun with crisp triggers though, hope you enjoy it.

Mine is very light as well, have been really digging for some improvised 3/4oz loads for it, have some ideas if you are interested.

Best,
Mark

I think it was Pete in Bend, Oregon who found the $100.00 bill in one if I remember correctly. The only two things I have ever found were two mercury recoil suppressors. One is pretty large. It was in the buttstock of a Grade V Model 12, packed in between a bunch of wads to keep in tight.

A customer brought us a 10ga LeFever with a longitudinal crack through the butt. The Crack ran from the butt plate to almost the wrist and was a 1/4 inch wide at the widest point. Turns out if you pack lead shot tightly into a drilled stock the lead will oxidize over the years and expand, possibly breaking the butt stock. I can not remember the amount of shot we removed to make the repair but is was a significant amount.