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    Re: ebony forearm piece Archived Message

    Posted by Channing Will on March 14, 2008, 1:24 pm, in reply to "ebony forearm piece"

    The chances of finding one will be very slim. As far as I know they were made of Ebony and any good experienced gunsmith should be able to shape and inlet a piece, emphasis on the good and the experienced! I recently purchased a older Smith, grade 2, and for whatever reason the splinter forend had both the ebony tip and the dog head insert removed and filled with wood The sad part is that somebody spent quite a bit of time fitting and shaping the two pieces, which were inlet very nicely and Im sure they were proud of, but in the process they ruined a very nice old gun.

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