Grip cap and Butt Plate for C grade Philadelphia Arms Gun

[David Penland]

Does any one know what type of grip cap and butt plate may have come on a C grade Philadelphia Arms 12 gauge? I am in the process of bringing one back to life and any information would be appreciated. Thanks

[Researcher]

From my observations Philadelphia Arms Co. used a plain generic butt plate with horizontal grooves between the screw holes --

and a grip cap with horizontal grooves across the face of it.

[eightbore]

To identify totally original buttplates of this style, you need to count the serrations and measure the screw separation. They're not all the same.

[Researcher]

Eightbore may be the only person that knows that number of serrations. The picture I used is actually of a Tobin as my only picture of a PAC butt plate isn't very good. My C-Grade pigeon gun has a straight grip and a Silvers recoil pad.

[Researcher]

Found a couple of pictures of the grip caps.

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Also, the article on C. William Hayward's E-Grade Philadelphia Arms Co. gun in The Double Gun Journal Volume Two, Issue 1, shows a very ornate, thick, butt plate, made to add about a 1/4 inch or so to a stock. I've seen that butt plate used on L.C. Smiths and other American doubles

[jolly bill]

Dave Penland,

Very similar to what Dave Noreen/Researcher has shown above, here's the butt plate and grip cap from my Early A12 SN 7983. Maybe same style as used on the Philadelphia Arms Fox?