Posted by SGT on January 24, 2007, 3:33 pm, in reply to "Re: broken stock"
Bill you may be entirely right (and you are a double gun repair guru if there has ever been one!); but the exposed cracked surfaces in the photos don't appear to be dark with oil, that's why I suggested he get a professional inspection and opinion prior to making a final decision. But wheather the wood is salvageable or not, the gun needs and deserves a full and professional restoration as pre-13 graded small-bore ejector Smith guns are not at all common.