a Jekyll & Hyde or the Two-Faced 458 custom Mauser

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a Jekyll & Hyde or the Two-Faced 458 custom Mauser

Back in June I bought a Walter Abe and another Brevex. Well, I also bought a Custom 458 built on a Portuguese action. I called it my Jekell & Hyde rifle or the two faced rifle.

Right side vs left side looks like two different rifles. As you can see in the auction listing, it had no checkering. I sent the rifle in July to James Clark of Western Hunter Classics - http://www.westhuntstocks.com to have the stock checkered and dressed up a bit. He refinished the stock, did a 4-panel checkering, and added a couple of inlays. He brought out the figure on the left side, but couldn't do anything with the left side. All-in-all it makes the rifle look 100% better than received. This addition makes six 458's in the family.

as always, your comments are welcome.

http://www.buckstix.com/buckpics/POULIN458-000.jpg

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http://www.buckstix.com/buckpics/POULIN458-stock.jpg

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Nice job, now looks as a new rifle! (y)
 
The inlays are a bit too retro for me, but otherwise very nice. Any idea who might have done the rib work?
 
I had no choice as it came from Poulin auction. All I could do was have checkering added and dress it up a bit with inlays.

Since it really is "two-faced" - I will rename it ... "The Democratic Rifle".
 
Of interest, the rifle also has a forward recoil lug added. That lug, and the action lug, are fully glass bedded. In addition, the rear of the mag box has a hidden cross bolt that is glass bedded, and the tang is properly relieved. The stockmaker really knew what he was doing. I wish I knew who he was.

http://www.buckstix.com/buckpics/POULIN458-detail.jpg

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