If guns could talk!!

[Big Al1]

How many times have you asked that!!??

So I took the butt plate off my 1884 carbine, made in 1886 and found this. I was trying to post pictures but with no luck, so here's a link to another forum I posted this on.
https://gunsandoutdoors.net/forum/viewt ... 6acab2b924

I'm curious about the guys name and Penn Camp! Any info will help!

[shephunter]

I am of no help, but that is a great time capsule find!

[Fred Gaarde]

Shouldn’t there be an inletted area under the butt plate for tools and cleaning rod?

[arttodd3]

Yup! There should definitely be a butt trap in that carbine. Still interesting to find a message from the though.

[Big Al1]

Yup! There should definitely be a butt trap in that carbine. Still interesting to find a message from the though.

Yup! The barreled action is carbine but I think it's been replaced with a cut down rifle stock!!

[Dick Hosmer]

Definitely cool - but - under the heading of "different strokes for different folks" - I'd be more interested in the stock itself. Clearly it had a plain butt-plate, so it must be an altered rifle stock. Is there a filler at the tip? Does it have the sling bar? Is it a gun you've had for a long time, or just acquired?

To post pictures here the file needs to be under 256k, this can take a little juggling until you get it just under - sometimes going to a lower resolution is all it takes. Use "Preview" on a Mac (Windoze I don't know, but it's there.)

[Big Al1]

Yes there is a filler where the cleaning rod would go!! I bought it about ten years ago at a Cabelas in Wisconsin. It was $500, so wrong stock or not, a bargain!! I also have an 1884 rifle, both are great shooters and range favorites!!

[Texcl2]

That is awesome and a ton of info in such a small place!