Rick,
I am sure these were to be used as a cheek -stock.
supported between the arms and not against the shoulder.
Many Senegalese stocks, like the Japanese, are short as well.
(Also the European arms many were copied from were also cheek -stocked)
As some of these better decorated arms are likely for sporting purposes, I don't think the rampart idea fits particularly well, but I could be wrong.
How does the piece in question align when held in this manner? (against cheek)
Richard.
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