I noticed the same thing Bill, the stock work reminded me more a pre-war American custom than a German gun. I'll post some additional photos tonight, but a couple other items struck me once I had the guns in hand:

- how slender the forestocks are

- the fine workmanship in the inletting, a true "minimalist" approach to removing wood inside the action.

- the horn forend tip is not a solid block of horn connected to the end of the wood, but rather a thinner exterior covering of horn under a wooden inner structure. (pictures will make my explanation clearer.)


More to follow - thanks again to the hive for the input,
Ken

Last edited by Ken Georgi; 09/26/17 11:55 AM.