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craigd, David Williamson, earlyriser, graybeardtmm3, John Roberts, Karl Graebner, Stanton Hillis, Ted Schefelbein
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Rare find
#642858 02/20/2024 12:39 AM
by Stanton Hillis
Stanton Hillis
I believe I may have stumbled upon a gem. This has to be the rarest of the rare, a fore-end checkered by none other than Ray Charles. I was de-oiling it, in prep for a refinish, and found this evidence.

Cock-eyed checkering pattern:

[Linked Image from jpgbox.com]

Initials of what may be the checkerer, RC.

[Linked Image from jpgbox.com]

What'cha think? Ray Charles?
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Re: Rare find
#642859 Feb 20th a 12:47 AM
by Lawrence Kotchek
Lawrence Kotchek
better than I could do and I'm only near sighted
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Re: Rare find
#643052 Feb 23rd a 11:13 PM
by GLS
GLS
Originally Posted by Stanton Hillis
Originally Posted by tut
Maybe a Fox Sterly forearm perhaps.

Nope, it's my old Montgomery Ward/New Model. 12 gauge, 32" barrels. Just an old cheap "truck gun".
Another "keep'er" gun. As in "I keep her in the truck." Gil
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Re: Rare find
#642869 Feb 20th a 05:00 AM
by Colonial
Colonial
Almost as bad as some of mine......
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Re: Rare find
#642868 Feb 20th a 03:33 AM
by Shotgunjones
Shotgunjones
Looks like a Remington made Marlin...
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Re: Rare find
#642884 Feb 20th a 06:00 PM
by Geo. Newbern
Geo. Newbern
Originally Posted by Stanton Hillis
I believe I may have stumbled upon a gem. This has to be the rarest of the rare, a fore-end checkered by none other than Ray Charles. I was de-oiling it, in prep for a refinish, and found this evidence.

Cock-eyed checkering pattern:



What'cha think? Ray Charles?

I'd guess Stevie Wonder...Geo
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Re: Rare find
#642887 Feb 20th a 07:59 PM
by KY Jon
KY Jon
Not a bad first effort for a 12 year old. You got to start somewhere. His problem started when he tried to keep the double border spacing which ran into the checkering. Or he just failed to stop short of the border and lost his place.
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Re: Rare find
#642976 Feb 23rd a 03:05 AM
by Stanton Hillis
Stanton Hillis
Originally Posted by tut
Maybe a Fox Sterly forearm perhaps.

Nope, it's my old Montgomery Ward/New Model. 12 gauge, 32" barrels. Just an old cheap "truck gun".

[Linked Image from jpgbox.com]
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Re: Rare find
#643045 Feb 23rd a 09:30 PM
by Stanton Hillis
Stanton Hillis
Originally Posted by Jimmy W
That looks like the ugliest piece of wood I have ever seen.

You should really get out more, Jimmy. I've got some uglier than that.
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Re: Rare find
#643067 Feb 24th a 12:16 PM
by L. Brown
L. Brown
Originally Posted by Stanton Hillis
Originally Posted by tut
Maybe a Fox Sterly forearm perhaps.

Nope, it's my old Montgomery Ward/New Model. 12 gauge, 32" barrels. Just an old cheap "truck gun".

[Linked Image from jpgbox.com]


I miss the days when a visit to Ward or Sears included the possibility of looking at guns. I think that's yet more evidence that I'm now definitely a senior citizen.
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