Second crossbolt?

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Second crossbolt?

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So why would a 1942 91/30 have a second crossbolt behind where the trigger is mid riffle? Not blued metal but brass?
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mitch5690 wrote:So why would a 1942 91/30 have a second crossbolt behind where the trigger is mid riffle? Not blued metal but brass?
Pictures would help. The second crossbolt is a common addition to laminated stocks... But I did see a 42 Izhevsk the other day with one in a standard wood stock.
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I have one, not in the wrist though. It is a reinforcement for the damaged stock.

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Yeah it's like that, was just curious caught me off gaurs and wasn't quite sure what it was intended for
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It's to keep the stock together, the wrist area is prone to cracking on these rifles.
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You tend to see it more on carbine, but not just carbines. Don't know why they did it to some and not others. Also it was done to hardwood (non-laminated) stocks also.

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The Soviet version of the 'Ishy Screw'.
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I've got one in my solid stock '37 Isky.
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Looks like some of them were added later as a repair. A simple solution to a crack in the stock. 8-)
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