Waxed up 1957

[bstrongTO]

I’m interested in the Packmeyer stock question now, and will take this one apart since I have you tube videos
What would be something to look for?
This is the one I was thinking to be case color.

Looks like he was enthusiastic about Packmeyer, stock or pad .

 

[bstrongTO]

Packmeyer or Pachmayr, there is little information I can find about the stocks.
I see some on various auctions, but confused are they a manufacturer or refurbishing company in the 60s-70s.
I’m curious how you could tell that it’s not packmeyer stock?

The notes about Winchester “ Packmeyer reblued”. What was happening in 1970s?
I’ll take this one apart. What are some markings I should look for?
The FN’ I don’t have the balls to attempt to see if there is rust or any markings as I’m no where experienced.
This one I took apart and cleaned, found zero information about engraving which is the same time frame.

 

[rugerguy]

my reference was to the the recoil pad ( butt pad) and how or what, it may be marked as ,"Pachmayr" made recoil pads , I believe they are part of Lyman Products now, do not recall them making their own stocks at all the shops I was with , I do NOT recall seeing or hearing of them making "stocks" yes all kinds of shooting and gun accesories but stocks??? hhhhmmm could be wrong I was NEVER a "woodworker" except for, maybe even identifying trees back in the 50s, when we were Boy Scouts, and planting them , pruning them ,cutting them down and burning them up all these years later

 

[bstrongTO]

After searching the internet’s’. During their heyday in the 60-70s Pachmayr had a shop just down the street from Marina Del Rey where my dad lived. Maybe it was short lived and then only went to pads which is now Lyman’s, but on old forum threads they had the whole custom shop?
At least this made me look at the 1894’(1911) (reblued supposedly from Packmayer in 1970, I am curious on why he would) I attempted at the FN but the screws were so snug I figured if the 94 seemed clean, I wouldn’t want to mess with the FN from lack of experience. Still don’t know what stock or type of wood but interesting seeing the difference in pads.

 

[bstrongTO]

Received from another forum (Winchester) for reference.
“Pachmayr Gun Works still offered custom gun services up until the early Eighties, not completely eliminating all such services until sometime in the mid-Eighties. In 1975, for example, If you had enough long green for a custom rifle built from scratch, the custom gun department of PGW would take the order, offer you a selection of stock blanks, make, checker and finish the stock, modify an action, chamber, fit and headspace a barrel, etc– and if you had money left, would engrave the gun and inlay images of Nordic maidens holding cornucopias spilling over with fruit and sausages….

Frank Pachmayr was the son of crusty old August Pachmayr, who had been apprenticed in the Old Country and could build entire double guns by hand with only files, paper and a hand drill.

Anyone who doubts this has only to peruse the Custom Guns section of the editions of Gun Digest published during the Sixies and Seventies to see their work illustrated.

 

[contender]

I seem to recall them doing some custom work. But during that time in my life,, custom gun work was way out of my price range.

 

[stonebuster]

Thanks,
These Lighting streaks’ show character?
The patina’ shows zero rust. Based on what the wife says depends on the metal, I think she likes the smell of the Hoope’s and Renaissance wax

My wife dislikes the smell of Ren wax. I love the stuff. They use it in museums on about everything including leather & wood. BTW, OP, that's a beautiful revolver & rig. I use Ren wax on all my revolvers & wood grips, shooters included.