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Early 70's Westernfield 550 same as an Mossberg 550,500 3inch chamber,forcing cone extended,backbored to .735,cut choke for choke tubes, dura coated and refinished Stock. I think this is one of the nicest stocks I have seen in a long time.

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Yes that is real wood Ufatz and I was amazed also. This gun was built back in the day when a piece of wood was a piece of wood, and they sprayed tinted poly on them so they would all look the same.

leech that is a factory jewel on those old mossbergs, and its one of the nicer one have seen too.

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Taking another look, I conclude that stock was ADDED to the gun after it left the factory. Can't believe they would have a CARVED stock as factory stuff. Frankly and personally, I don't care for stock carving so all they did was ruin a dandy piece of wood as far as I'm concerned.

Still quite a nice old piece. Should be easy to determine vintage. I'm betting not as old as you think.

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The Stock is a factory piece of wood it was never been off the gun until I pulled it off. It was the factory poly that they use to spray on the stocks in the early 70's or late 60's.It was a trap model however and that may explain the fancy lumber.

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Ahhhh........if it truly was a "trap gun" that would indeed explain the stock.

Too bad the defaced such pretty wood with carving! Ha Ha Ha!

Nice wood for a Mod. 21 or a DHE Parker 20. It could pass for a trap grade Mod.12 for that matter, except for the metal finishing.

Nice old piece.

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It's a beautiful piece of work Gordie keep it up. When are you going to start some receiver engraving work? wink
I can do a lot, but I'm not sure I'm ready for engraving yet, grin The school has been get a guy named Roger from the engravers guild that puts on a two week class that I may try and attend next spring.
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I can do a lot, but I'm not sure I'm ready for engraving yet, grin The school has been get a guy named Roger from the engravers guild that puts on a two week class that I may try and attend next spring.

Engraving is a different animal for sure that take some steady hands. Not me, I can hardly put a flat screw driver in the slot without stripping it! laugh

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