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OOE stock

Posted by Doug Seagraves on October 1, 2019, 8:58 am
Edited by board administrator October 1, 2019, 10:25 am

I'm looking at a 16 ga OOE on a online site (not a auction). The pics are fair but a little grainy. Have not contacted seller yet but before I do wanted to ask a question. The stock on this gun is full pistol grip. Were they available on this grade or do you suspect it was restocked? Appears to have small gap in fit to reciever top & bottom but not around side plates. Has two piece top tang but bottom tang only has one screw like a short tang expected to see a long bottom tang. Do not know Ser. # yet. Gun is definitely shooter grade not collector. Thanks for any information

Re: OOE stock

Posted by Drew Hause on October 2, 2019, 8:42 am, in reply to "OOE stock"

The standard stock for No. 00, 0 and 1 was a "half pistol grip", but a capped full grip could of course be ordered. I had a 1908 16g 00E Reg frame with one.
The one screw bottom tang went with the FW frame.
You will want to confirm that the SN of the frame, barrels and stock (stamped underneath the bottom tang) match.

Re: OOE stock

Posted by Dan Wildhaber on October 2, 2019, 9:16 am, in reply to "OOE stock"

Without seeing pictures I can't speak to the originality of the stock but I do possess a 1901 16ga regular frame with the single screw trigger guard normally seen on the FW frame so they were produced at least occasionally.

Re: OOE stock

Posted by Doug Seagraves on October 2, 2019, 10:58 am, in reply to "OOE stock"

Thank you both Drew and Dan for your replies. I don't think the serial # is stamped on the bottom tang from looking at the pics. Seems like I read somewhere that it wasn't stamped there on this grade. But I will try to look underneath and see if it is stamped on the stock. By the way this is a regular frame gun.
Thanks again.

Re: OOE stock

Posted by Dan Wildhaber on October 2, 2019, 11:05 am, in reply to "Re: OOE stock"

Doug, the serial number will be on both the stock and the back side of the trigger guard so if you get a look under there you will know for sure.

Re: OOE stock

Posted by Doug Seagraves on October 2, 2019, 4:32 pm, in reply to "Re: OOE stock"

Thank you sir for the replies. I will ask to do that.

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