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I thought it was pretty cool. When taking off the stock of the old savage I found this Michigan hunting license from 1955. read the type above the signature of Mr. Pike. It sure was a different time

I saw a 1930s Kansas hunting license that was inside the buttstock of a Winchester 97 shotgun.

So if he had shot someone while hunting more then 5 years earlier he would have been able to still buy this hunting license???????? this was in 1955!

Neat find! I never found anything in a buttstock.

I once found a Marbles 250-3000 cartridge extractor wrapped up in an old oil cloth and stuffed into butt stock of a very early M1920 rifle.

That's my best find thus far.

I found the rear sight in the butt stock of one of my 250-3000 that wore a tang sight when I bought it. I also found a rolled up piece of paper in a Remington M31 but I think it had been in there a long time because it was illegible.

The house the guy lived in is still there. It’s not called East Detroit anymore. It’s called Eastpointe. The house was built in 1953 so he must have been the original owner. Mr. Pike would be 126 now.

I found a bill of sale from two private parties done in 1963. Contacted the grandson of the new owner back then and he didn’t want to buy it back. I tried.

I found a name and address of a sawmill owner in this high grade Marlin 1881 made in 1886.I believe he was the original owner.

That is really cool!

What a cool thread!

I have had a couple of "finds".

First was a piece of paper rolled up in the buttstock of an old 99 with the name and address of a fellow from Billings, Montana. I took the opportunity to try and find him when I was on a trip in the Billings area. I found the address ok and talked to the then current resident. He had no knowledge of the person I was trying to find.

Perhaps even more interesting was a find in a saddle scabbard I bought at a gun show. It was black leather and in really tough condition. Over time I spent many hours trying to rehab it. During one of those sessions I noticed there was something at the very bottom inside the scabbard. After some effort, sure enough I recovered a picture (a Polaroid as I recall) of a very attractive lady sitting on the edge of a bed topless and proud! Can't remember what I did with the picture but I could just envision the cowboy that was "sustained" on many lonely nights out on the range by that picture.

That's one of the most beautiful rifles I've seen. Thanks for posting pictures.

I've never found anything in a buttstock of a rifle. Maybe I should buy more rifles. Suppose that could turn into a real expensive easter egg hunt. Loggah, that old Marlin is gorgeous. What caliber is it?

Because of an ancient thread here on the same subject I now always look under the butt plates of every rifle I buy hoping to find a treasure. So far I have had to live vicariously through y'all's finds!

The Marlin is in 32-40,the most rare caliber in the 1881,circassion walnut ,ulrich engraved. I dont think have found anything under any savage buttstocks. I did find a owners name on a piece of paper in a semi- deluxe winchester 1873 rifle also.

We should all provide some enjoyment to future generations by leaving something inside our guns for them to find.

This years hunting license needs to go into the buttstock of my 308 EG

My family owned a gun shop for 40+ years and we found numerous old hunting licenses inside the stocks. We should have kept them all together on the wall somewhere.

In a box of stuff my father in law had was an Illinois hunting license from 1907. Illinois was strictly small game at that time. The licensee was my FIL's uncle. He had arrived from Sweden only a year or two before. Prairie chickens were legal game, pheasants were not.

I acquired an 1897 Winchester 12 ga at a garage sale about 20 years ago,$25,it was rough.I didn't notice at time of purchase that the numbers were gone.I didn't want it around so I took it all apart and sold the parts,the receiver went to a scrap metal guy,I think I got about $60.out of stock,barrel ect.The best part was 2 old Iowa hunting licenses in the stock,1904,1905.Made of canvas,like new,clearly readable.I assume probably original owner.My assumption was probably stolen about that time,really don't know.The funny thing I just now remember,the Iowa license said nothing about non resident but the address was I think Sauk City Wi.I bought it near Kenosha Wi,,a long way from either.As I remember I got more than the gun for the licenses