What recoil pad was standard on my L.C. Smith shotgun?
The Silvers style recoil pad would be most ‘period appropriate.’ S.W. Silvers was founded in London in 1861 and introduced The Anti-Recoil Heel Plate-The Silver’s Safety Pad in the 1870s. Their solid red rubber pad was not offered on Smith guns until 1905. Other pads of that era included the Funkes, American Silver pad (sometimes called Grieb), and the Jostam. The Galazan Silvers-style is quite firm (but looks great), and the Hawkins reproduction is heavy enough to change the balance of your gun. The Silvers-style comes in 1 inch and 1 ½ inches thick if you need more LOP The Hawkins Model 25 Recoil Pad by the Cushion Pad Co. was first offered about 1920. Other after-market pads of that era include the Jostam Sponge Rubber and the NoShoc. In 1941, the most commonly seen Jostampad, the Anti-Flinch, was listed at $3.25. Their solid Air Cushion Recoil Pad listed at $3.00; the Hy-Gun at $2.75; and the Jostam No-Kick Recoil Pad at $1.75. Other pads offered in 1941 were the Hawkins with the h
