I know next to nothing about Bob Owen and was wondering if someone could fill in a few gaps. All I know is he made some wonderful looking Springfield sporters!



Was he a stockmaker or did he do metalwork as well?

R.G. (Bob) Owen was also a talented photographer. He did the photography in Monte Kennedy's book on gunstock checkering.

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Originally posted by Stu C:
I know next to nothing about Bob Owen and was wondering if someone could fill in a few gaps. All I know is he made some wonderful looking Springfield sporters!Was he a stockmaker or did he do metalwork as well?

Robert Griffith Owen started making stocks circa 1919 and worked up to his death in 1959. Bob Owen followed in the tradition of the smaller gunmakers of England: Several people, each who were good at what they did, would work on the gun. The guns made at Sauquoit were inletted, shaped and finished by Bob. For the most part the engraving was done by R.J. Kornbrath in Hartford, Connecticut, some engraving work was sent to his friend August Heym in Germany, the checkering was done by Bill Snyder of Utica, New York who checkered for Savage and possibly Remington and was considered by many as one of the best checkerers in the business. On the early New York guns the metal work was done by M.S. Risley (1886-1968) of Hubbardsville, NY. (You may know him better as the “R†in .22-3000 R2 Lovell.)

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Originally posted by Glen71:
R.G. (Bob) Owen was also a talented photographer. He did the photography in Monte Kennedy's book on gunstock checkering.

This is all new information to me. Can you share with me were you learned this?

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Originally posted by Glen71:
R.G. (Bob) Owen was also a talented photographer. He did the photography in Monte Kennedy's book on gunstock checkering.

The majority of the pictures are credited to Bob Emmons. I suspect Vinje may have provided some or most of the Linden photos.

GV

In fact, Bob Emmons shot the photography for Monte Kennedy's Checkering and Carving. See GUNS Magazine, Jan. 1990.

Michael and all,

My apologies. I am mistaken. I was thinking of Bob Emmons.