just got my rifle stock back from South africa.
Its the stock to my 500 Asquare and i wanted an african theme on it!cant say more than i am wery happy with the work...This is art and wery good handwork.

Very nice.

I have seen this type of stock carving before. Very nice work. Not exactly my cup of tea, but executed very well.

I'm not into this sort of thing, but I like it.
The buff looks real good.

stock looks good, not sure if i like the checkering...have seen and shot a gun with this before and i thought it was slippery.

Now the Statue in Blue that is displaying the stock is right up there...

Let me say "not what I like".

But it is really nice ... (yeah, I know) ....

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Anybody like this african art

Wasn't sure if you meant the framed assualt rifles, the brunette, or the stock! I would like just the scene of the buff and not all the checkering.

If I were retiring the rifle to be put on display along side or under a mount of the game taken along with some other items of tribute to the hunt and safari, I think that is just perfect.

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While I can recognise the talent it takes to make such carvings...

Personally I would never have stock carving done on any rifle I owned.

Disruptes the grain lines of fine wood IMHO. And I find stock carvings to be just "too much" if you know what I mean.

A nice piece of wood no more.

"Art" is subjective. I think the buff looks very nice and it certainly took someody with great skill. I have replaced most of my wood stocks with HS Precission Stocks, so I would not use such a stock on a hunting rifle myself, but if you would, it's your rifle and the buff carving looks great. In fact, I would like the name and contact info of the artist, if you don't mind.

Is it a Weatherby?



Nice work...Just not my cup of tea.

The artists name is Cindy adensdorff from South africa you will find her on FB
the rifle/stock is a original Asquare stock i wanted a rifle nobody else have and i got it!and next year i will shoot a buff or 2 with it!!

Not something that I would have thought of but it is VERY well done. What is a ballpark price for work like that to be done?

How much for just the woman? LOL

I like it. It is very reminiscent of the work by Packmayer near the 20' and 30's.
It is also an artform coming back for non purist gun fanciers. Or at least those who appreciate the unique qualities. I met a your woman near Sacramento last week who is also doing this work. She is using various points with a pneumatic drill of sorts. Lots of stippling.
Frank

I think it is remenicent of some german carvings I have seen. I became a total gun snob for a while and would not like this but now I like even sporterized military rifles... I really don't know why.

Aaron

Looks pretty cool to me. I'd love to see someone sporting one in camp

I would love it if it was on the wall in the house but I would never dare let it leave the house either. I have to go synthetic across the board. They get used and abused and I hate seeing pretty wood stocks get damaged.

what is up with those AK receivers?

since you asked- NOOOOOO. if i wanted wood carvings, i would buy them and set them on a table.