gunstocks
Wooden weapon handles
Gunstocks are the wooden or synthetic parts of rifles and shotguns that shooters hold against their shoulders.
The stock provides a grip and helps absorb recoil.
Gunstocks may be carved, checkered, or finished decoratively: The craftsman specialized in walnut gunstocks.
Also called stocks.
Firearm's shoulder piece
- forestockFront grip section
- gripSecure manual hold
- cheekpieceArmor protecting the face side
- combToothed grooming implement
heel · toe · wrist · tang · buttplate · recoil pad · checkering · thumbhole
Edible hard-shelled seed
- mapleSap-yielding hardwood tree
- birchPale deciduous hardwood
- laminateBond thin layers together
- checkeringCarved intersecting groove pattern
bedding · carving · finishing · sanding · oiling · shaping · blank · woodworking
Edible hard-shelled seed
- mapleSap-yielding hardwood tree
- birchPale deciduous hardwood
- beechSmooth-barked deciduous hardwood
- laminateBond thin layers together
synthetic · fiberglass · carbon fiber · polymer · hardwood · figured · burl · straight grain
Muzzle-loaded infantry firearm
- flintlockFlint-sparked firearm mechanism
- matchlockCord-ignited gun mechanism
- Brown BessBritish military flintlock musket
- SpringfieldCommon American placename
Enfield · muzzleloader · percussion · military surplus · antique · restoration · Civil War · colonial
buttstock
Firearm's shoulder piece
- forestockFront grip section
- gripSecure manual hold
- cheekpieceArmor protecting the face side
comb · heel · toe · wrist · tang · buttplate · recoil pad · checkering · thumbhole · pistol grip
walnut
Edible hard-shelled seed
checkering · bedding · carving · finishing · sanding · oiling · shaping · blank · woodworking · hand-carved
walnut
Edible hard-shelled seed
laminate · synthetic · fiberglass · carbon fiber · polymer · hardwood · figured · burl · straight grain · tiger stripe
musket
Muzzle-loaded infantry firearm
- flintlockFlint-sparked firearm mechanism
- matchlockCord-ignited gun mechanism
- Brown BessBritish military flintlock musket
Springfield · Enfield · muzzleloader · percussion · military surplus · antique · restoration · Civil War · colonial · blunderbuss