The carving on this stock is very similar to the gun shown in the Sears 1906 catalog, page 140. That gun sold for $10.99 in the catalog. The barrels and engraving do not match that gun.
It does not appear in the 1908 catalog, by that time Sears was heavily marketing A.J. Aubrey guns.
In the "Art of Gun Engraving" by Claude Gaier and Pietro Sabatti, some mention is made of stock carving as a form of decoration. Examples from most European countries are shown, mostly from the late 1600's through to the late 1800's when it seems to have fallen from fashion for high end firearms.
Take a good look at photo #7 above. My question is, "Does this gun have true damascus barrels or is there something else going on?"
Pete
