The wood can be shaped with a round knob, or a flat knob which is abreviated RK or FK.   Long tang is the top tâ¦ang of the breech block frame which is the metal that comes down the top of the buttstock and screws into the wood. Usually it is 1/2 wide and about 4-5 long.
What is the purpose and location of Mission San Gabriel Arcangel? Mission San Gabriel Arcangel was founded as part of the effort by the Spanish to settle the territory known as Alta California. The purpose of the mission was to build a community of Christian men and women who would be loyal to the Spanish Crown. An important objective, particularly for the missionaries, was to covert the natives to the Catholic faith.
The site for Mission San Miguel was chosen because the governor of California, Diego Borica, thought that the distance of more than a day&#146s journey between San Luis Obispo and San Antonio de Padua was too much. He thought it was dangerous to travel through lands still held by the Native Americans.econstruction and The Mission Today. Mission San Miguel has survived over two centuries but is now in danger of collapse. An earthquake in Paso Robles (originally a former Rancho of the Mission) on December 22, 2003 severely damaged the building.