Mystery Enfield??????????

[Ridolpho]

From the pictures this would appear to me to be a test of a solution to the problem of recoil altering the angle between butt and barrel which is, of course, normally opposed by compression of the forend wood between the vicinity of the "king screw" and the (normally perfect?) butt/ wrist interface. In the pictured rifle it appears a slightly modified action body (no longer with wrists attached) sits on a very solid housing which is attached to the wrists. With the butt firmly attached this is an attempt to emulate a solid stock with its improved control over the angular deflection. My question would be, as a cost cutting measure why not chop off the wrists and revert to the original Remington-Lee one piece stock design? It has always fascinated me as to why the decision was made to go the two-piece stock route. I've seen references to "utilization of stocks of Martini-Henry stocks. Is that for real?