Would really like to know where you source this knowledge from.

Firstly, break-open rifles and shotguns can't use single stocks. Turns out solid wood cannot bend enough by itself to allow the operation. Who'd have known?

Provided
YES precisely - DUH
Please read carefully - for "break-weapons" a [smaller] piece of wood may be used for the shoulder part of the stock - as well as another [smaller] piece for the fore-end - thus making the use of "fancy" wood possible !

Newton, your posts are worthless and I'm dumber for having read them and more foolish for having responded to any. I won't be doing either from now on.

Newton, your posts are worthless and I'm dumber for having read them and more foolish for having responded to any. I won't be doing either from now on.

NO problem - whatever makes you happy ...