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I first want to say how much I enjoy the writing of you and all the Wolf Publishing outdoor editors. It's a great group of guys and there's so much knowledge there. I wanted to ask you (John) about a photo on the first page of your article about custom Mauser sporters. It shows a custom sporter with a modified military action and what appears to be a custom european style stock with side panels. I've recently become aware of (and acquired) a 1920s era shotgun with a mauser action, called a REMO, and I believe that is what the pictured stock in your article was harvested from. Can you confirm this?
Mark

Mark,

The side-panel stock is such a classic German form that it appeared on lots of firearms over the decades. The other common features of the same style are a short, schnabel-tipped forend with no checkering and a small, pancake-style cheeklpiece.

The rifle in the photo is a no-name custom 8x57 made between the World Wars. The stock didn't come off another rifle--or shotgun.