Schnabbel muzzle?

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I am building an Isaac Haines rifle. I noticed that the Track of The Wolf
catalog shows this rifle with the stock flared at the muzzle instead of a
muzzle cap. Catalog says "the stock was shaped to a schnabbel end".
Can anyone tell me anything about this type of stock? Was it
common? Is there any reason for it other than cosmetic? Was it
a German or Jaeger influence?

 

[mikee51848]

SCHNABEL FOREND - Erroneously also called shnobel or schnobel. A curved and sometimes carved shape at the forend that resembles the beak of a bird (Schnobel in German). This type of forend is common on Austrian and German guns; was popular in the U.S., but the popularity of the schnable forend comes and goes with the seasons. A schnabel forend is often seen on custom stocks and rifles.

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