The Many Faces of "Rosewood"
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Modified
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Do you guys expect these are rosewood also? I figured they were based on that grain on the back of them.
Is there some significance to the fact that there are only two numbers stamped on these and those J-Frames?
Any idea when these and those J-Frame stocks may have been made? 1960s?
Is there some significance to the fact that there are only two numbers stamped on these and those J-Frames?
Any idea when these and those J-Frame stocks may have been made? 1960s?
Do you guys expect these are rosewood also?
Absolutely
Absolutely
Leatherhead23
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I think these are rosewood too. What do y'all think?
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Six - they are absolutely Rosewood. I'd guess that they are late 50's / early 60's.
The significance of the two digit numbers is to keep the two wood panels together til the end of finishing (of manufacturing).
Here is a set of J Rosewood Magnas with similar stamping.
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Modified
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Ended up with some non-relieved K frame rosewood targets (pretty sure, sometimes you guys surprise me by telling me I am wrong, my rosewood lust may blind me a bit at times.)
In any case, they are pretty as heck.
I haven't seen many around. Those Rosewood N Frames on my 5" 27 here are pretty much my favorite factory stocks, I couldn't resist pairing them with the K frames which don't have the same kind of profile, but seem to be the same wood. Maybe with a few repairs, I can't quite tell if its just natural variation in the wood or if someone has tinkered with them.
In any case, they seem to go well on the pre-17. They feel really nice too.
OLDSTER
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rosewood stocks
I love rosewood stocks, and after seeing the Eagle smooth rosewood Classics, i just had to dress my 28-2 4" and 6". Great thread and absolutely beautiful stocks !!!
I love rosewood stocks, and after seeing the Eagle smooth rosewood Classics, i just had to dress my 28-2 4" and 6". Great thread and absolutely beautiful stocks !!!
Modified
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Can you guys give me your opinion?
These were labeled Ebony, but I'm not sure. They look an awful lot like old rosewood to me. I do however have rosewood on the brain so I am wondering if that's my issue.
These were labeled Ebony, but I'm not sure. They look an awful lot like old rosewood to me. I do however have rosewood on the brain so I am wondering if that's my issue.
SweetMK
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Targets Guy
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Love my Rosewoods.
YeshuaIsa53
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Gotta go. Try to share more later. Love rosewood, and have an acoustic guitar that smells like heaven.
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Modified
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I vote Ebony,,, why would they be black on the inside??
Well, they arrived, pretty sure a really dark rosewood now:
DocB
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I really had to think long and hard to come up with a gun that might have Rosewood stocks on it. This was the last Ladysmith they made before going to the 357 J Frame. The only one rated +P and the last one to have solid stocks. Circa 1991. It's a 60-7 and had very brief window of production.
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Well, they arrived, pretty sure a really dark rosewood now:
Funny how things happen, just got these the other day.....
N frame
I first noticed the beauty of rosewood in 1969 when I purchased a Bear HC300 recurve target bow. It has some of the prettiest (I think) Brazilian rosewood I have ever seen. Kept that bow for over 30 years, even after I no longer competed in archery.
Modified
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Funny how things happen, just got these the other day.....
N frame
Gorgeous. Interesting too that his design changed, what with that extra pin in there.
StakeOut
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I sorta like these combat grips.
I missed out on a nice K diamond set a few years ago.
I couldn't quite afford them.
Luckily I was able to Just make up for that.
I couldn't quite afford them.
Luckily I was able to Just make up for that.
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