I'm not sure this will be of interest to many but it may be to a few - so here it goes. A few years back I acquired a Francotte mid grade sidelock if there is such a thing as a mid grade Francotte. It is a wonderfully made gun and I'll leave it at that.
The gun was way to short for me even with a Pachmayr white line pad and black spacers. This all had to go hence the wood extension. The wood for the extension came from my wood box of cut off's and was the best match I had for color etc. The first pad was one that I had on hand and I thought, at the time, it would be just fine. I was wrong! It was ugly, hard, and heavy. It had to go. The second pad is from Italy and is available from various sources. I love it! It is very lite and soft, I highly recommend these pads! Anyway the photos show the before and after.
