You rarely see a European target rifle with a palm rest, some Swiss rifles had a extension on the lever. Most German Schuetzen rifles have a lighter barrel, that moves the balance point closer to the action. Before the photos start popping up, I said most and rarely not all. That being said I have a Franz Sodia schuetzen made in Austria with a barrel that measures 1 inch at muzzle.
Mike

My Stevens Pope Berg has a palm rest. It looks like the clamp on one. I'll try to get some pictures.

Looks like several rifles had the clamp on rests in this picture.

I have seen a great number of both European and American Schuetzen rifles. In the American rifles, especially in the percussion era I start to see regional styles developing. When one knows what to look for a NYC rifle or a California rifle is easily identifiable. It seems that clamp on palm rests were most popular in the Mid-west (corn country) but they also a fair amount of use by Eastern shooters in the NY/ Philadelphia area. I have observed several percussion rifles with them including Shalcks. Also a few cartridge rifles. Gute used one.  I don't remember seeing them on West coast rifles, but there's a lot I don't remember. You almost never see a German Schuetzen cartridge rifle with a palm rest. I don't think they were allowed.

Late Schalk rifles were designed to use clamp on palm rests. When I get some time I will post some photos of them. The clamp on palm rest was the final style used on NY City Schuetzens.

Pictured here is Emil Berg, son of Henry Berg. At the time this photograph was taken, gunsmith Henry Berg was a firearms dealer with a store located on the northeast corner of Third and Harrison streets. In 1888, Emil was taken on as a partner and the name of the business changed to H. Berg & Son.

Many considered Emil Berg to be one of the top two marksmen at 200 yards in the entire country. It was stated that when Emil was but ten years old, he could snap a candle at ten paces with the best of them!

In this photograph, Emil is wearing his shooting medals and standing next to the target showing the results of his recent match. On Sunday, February 26, 1882, Emil competed against M. Grau of Chicago, considered the best in the country, if not the world. The rifle match was held in Dubuque - the target was a 12 inch bull's eye, with 3/4 inch rings. The grounds were crowded with spectators and the excitement ran high. The only calm ones were the contestants themselves. The match commenced on Sunday forenoon, but was adjourned in the afternoon on account of fog! At that time, Berg was 35 points ahead, and the betting odds were largely in his favor. The contest consisted of 50 shots each, at 200 yards, off hand. Grau and Berg each put up $100. Unfortunately, the tables were turned on Monday when the match resumed and Grau came out the victor by six points. The total score was Grau 1,070; Berg 1,064, and Grau retained his title of "Champion of the West."

Yes indeed and thank you so very much for taking the time to share it with all of us!

Here's a picture of the barrel markings on my 38-50 Berg.