Originally Posted by David Williamson
Also to defend L.C. Smith's because many critisize about the cracks behind the locks, this is from using American walnut which is not good for side lock shotguns. I have never seen a Syracuse L.C. Smith with cracks behind the locks, this is because they used European walnut.
If you own Brophy's book, you've seen photos of cracked high-grade guns stocked with European walnut.