I lifted this from Arfcom. Apparently this stock was defective and remedied. For a "batch" of stocks to go wrong, something had to be wrong with the Blanchard lathe? Workpiece not tightened in the rear? I don't think it could be the pattern (why would anyone put a bad pattern on a Blanchard Lathe?). Thoughts?
This stock is kind of unique, notice the scallops? This was the result of improper turning of the stock , resulting in a butt that was too small, and out of spec. It was decided to salvage the stocks with the insertion of wooden scallops to make butt plate to spec in size. Kinda clever.