I am hoping that someone here may be able to help identify the person who made the stock on the rifle below. Generally target rifles are tools for doing a job, and as such are not particularly attractive nor refined. The following is one of the exceptions. The quality and execution of the stock work on this rifle is on par with the finest custom rifle in my opinion. Particularly the inletting and checkering. I would love to find out who did the work. The cheek piece is unique enough that it should be a clue, as is the checkering. I have seen similar work attributed to Monte Kennedy, but I have just not sen enough of his work to be able to say. The illustrations in his book show some similarity in cheek piece shape. Any help would be appreciated.
This photo shows the quality of inletting, and also the metal work that went into the rifle. Anyone familiar with the 37 Remington knows how ugly the tang is on it. This tang has been welded up, the hole for the safety filled, and the whole reshaped to a very attractive shape in perfectly inletted. This work alone would cost more today than the cost of a used 37.
Thanks,
John