Well, time for a little update. Progress is going well. The next few posts will focus on the stock. And will reveal some interesting tidbits.

First, it was clear the initial shield needed to be reset into the wood. So out it came.





Then it's time to get the old finish off and see what gets revealed:


Seems clear we will have to come up with a replacement for the little grip nipple that was kind of a hallmark for Lindner:


The world cries out for such: he is needed & needed badly- the man who can carry a message to Garcia