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help needed - Odd plate on Danish Snider
Posted: Wed Dec 19, 2012 11:18 am
by ovenpaa
Can anyone help in identifying this plate on the upper side of the butt? It reminds me of a mount for a tangent sight however this would mean the rifle would have been shot as a back gun and that does not make any sense, plus the foresight is not suitable.
I have not tried to take the plate off so I have no idea what is underneath it.
Re: hekp needed - Odd plate on Danish Snider
Posted: Wed Dec 19, 2012 11:54 am
by Meaty
Go on take it off-you know you want to
Re: hekp needed - Odd plate on Danish Snider
Posted: Wed Dec 19, 2012 11:56 am
by Christel
He does!
:lol:
Re: hekp needed - Odd plate on Danish Snider
Posted: Wed Dec 19, 2012 11:57 am
by ovenpaa
Look, what sort of a person indiscriminately removes part of a rifle dating back to 1861...
I am off to the SHED tongueout
Re: hekp needed - Odd plate on Danish Snider
Posted: Wed Dec 19, 2012 12:13 pm
by 20series
ovenpaa wrote:Look, what sort of a person indiscriminately removes part of a rifle dating back to 1861...
I am off to the SHED tongueout
And if you screw up the vikings new toy you'll be spending xmas in the shed...
Re: hekp needed - Odd plate on Danish Snider
Posted: Wed Dec 19, 2012 12:15 pm
by Meaty
ovenpaa wrote:Look, what sort of a person indiscriminately removes part of a rifle dating back to 1861...
I am off to the SHED tongueout
I do!
Just think of the hidden secrets you might find under there-then again, it might just be 150 year old dust. No harm in having a peak tho
Re: hekp needed - Odd plate on Danish Snider
Posted: Wed Dec 19, 2012 1:52 pm
by ovenpaa
No dark hidden secrets. It is a metal plate let into the stock and acts as a keeper plate for a piece of brass. It is the sort of thing you would expect to see engraved with a name or number however this one is as plain as the day it was fitted.
I will post a picture in a bit.
Re: help needed - Odd plate on Danish Snider
Posted: Wed Dec 19, 2012 2:52 pm
by ovenpaa
Here it is.
Does anyone have any ideas on this other than a place to stamp a number or name?