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What was the original buttplate on a 1897?

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August 5, 2022 - 3:45 pm

I saw that most 1897 Trap Guns came with a hard black rubber buttplate, and some with a solid red rubber buttplate (probably special order).

How can one know what was originally there, if the buttplate is missing? 1907 mfg. Probably LOP/length of wood, I’d guess. What were the standard dimensions?

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August 5, 2022 - 9:21 pm

On a 1907 production gun, it would have been the black hard rubber.

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August 6, 2022 - 1:01 am

Kano383 said How can one know what was originally there, if the buttplate is missing?

Never bought one of their BPs, but their PG caps are excellent: https://gungrip.com/winchester-butt-plates-3.aspx

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