Vintage Rest ?

[Hombre0321]

I picked this up today at a Garage sale. Got to wondering if anyone ever saw one like it before. Only details I have is the guy it was built for his name is on a brass tag on the rest his name was Clifford Hakes, there is a stamped area on the bottom with the maker's name H.J. Schmidt and it says he was a gunsmith in North Hollywood Califirnia, also the date it was made is stamped there as well April 13, 1941


I showed some pictures to Bob Pastor, and Bob thinks it is the earlist dual post rest he has ever seen. I guess it would pre-date the NEO by around 70 years or so. Anyone know anything?

Roland

 

[seblambang]

My Grandpa?

seb.

 

[seblambang]

Look at it this one too.

Found this from the net sometime ago. Could be the pre-date SEB gen-1?



seb.

 

[seblambang]

This could be the pre-date joystick mechanism...


seb.

 

[tim]

It appears to be a front rest for a long bbl'd single shot like a Stevens , Ballard, high wall, etc. Typically they tend to rest the forward part of a barrel that is usually 28"-30" .

 

[hepburn45110]

I've seen a similar rest under the barrel of a muzzleloader slug benchrest rifle.

 

[seblambang]

That is the original Lambang built around 1943 in Jakarta.
Sorry, Seb. I could not help myself.

But, no, I've never seen one like that.

Lol, that's funny Francis.