a bit of luck

[sich 1]

i was looking at this gun a few months ago, but someone beat me to it. he decided to sell and i was happy to snap it up.


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pretty rare in the UK,franchi are nowhere near as popular as in the rest of europe and USA.
one of the stickers in the box says "nero wood", what the **** is that......anyone?
it appears to be real wood and not a plastic stock with transfer.
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[DumbDuck]

30 July 12

Unless I miss my guess, you have what was marketed in the U.S. as a "Weather Coat" stock. It is a wood stock but it has a dipped coating on it. It gives the impression of a much nicer grain than the wood actually has. I believe the idea was to provide a finish that was much more resistant to the elements than a conventional oil or polymer finish.

My brother has a similar stock on a 720. It is functional and good looking.

Enjoy you new gun.

Bill

[sich 1]

you may be right there, but iam still unsure!.
it marks easy enough with a finger nail like real wood, and the forened is defo real wood as i can see both sides of it. did they do a grifone with fake finish? looks like i will need to take the butt pad off and take a peek and look for clues. you may well be right, i will keep this updated.

[tucker301]

30 July 12

Unless I miss my guess, you have what was marketed in the U.S. as a "Weather Coat" stock. It is a wood stock but it has a dipped coating on it.

That's what it looks like to me as well.
It looks good at a distance, but it lacks depth.
You could likely confirm by removing the butt plate looking closely at the cross section of the end. The film should appear as very thin veneer.

[sich 1]

tks guys, will check it out.

[sich 1]

had the stock butt plate off yesterday, does not seem to be weathercoated stock.
i can see the grain of the wood running right through the stock and cannot find a veneer or similar
showing on the edges. will post a pic when i get the chance.