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gasgunner,

Your newly acquired Hutton is a beauty. I like everything about it ... including the checking. The little details, i.e. the front sight ramp, are very nice. You should be tickled as heck to have made it yours. As to the checkering, you know there was a gent named Fred Adolf that did a lot of different things and gained great notoriety. BTW, and not that it would matter, what is the cartridge of choice for this little gem?

Mark

Thanks for the comments. Fred Adolf is on my list.

The above rifle is chambered for 30-06. The rifle started life as an NRA sporter and still has the original Springfield Armory barrel.

John

I have to agree with Mark. While I'm not a big bolt rifle fan, the uniqueness of the Hutton coupled with what appears to be top drawer quality of execution makes definitely interesting.

I still don't like the checkering but as to Why? I'd presume the client requested it.

The checkering appears t have been cut by a "mechanic" rather that an craftsman. Meticulous work but demonstrating no artistic layout skill.
I don't think the engraving was by Kornbrath either. I've looked at a lot of his work over the years including moose and this one doesn't look like other examples I've seen.
However whoever did the engraving did an excellent job IMO.
Jim

Well I suppose one mans neat is another mans poison but I think for what its worth its a great rifle. I like the style, checkering and the engraving.
Damn ugly scope mount though.

Among the things I like about this rifle is the wood. On a lot of these old, fancy sporters, the wood seems to be very understated. No marble cake or intense fiddle or crotch figure. And I like this much better, though I've gone down the fancy wood road a time or two in the past.

So, if one was trying to buy a similar stick of wood from an established dealer of quality gun lumber, what does one call this? And how much is such a blank likely to run. I know this is highly subjective but I don't consider this TripleX fancy grade that would run $1000 or even $500.

Then again, maybe I'm missing something.

And, oh yes, I'm stumbling around looking for a stick of wood. Suddenly the blanks in my basement don't look this nice anymore.

Brent

This is the last place that I know he was. If you find anything I can start tracing it would be most welcome.

1942: address 1720 Barton Street Arlington, VA

Here are a few pictures of Hutton No.3.

I think the owner is out hunting so I'll tell you what I know, it's a Winchester 54 re-barreled in 257 Roberts. Appears a few things have been done to the rifle after it left Hutton's hands.