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Very Nice! I would say a post war rebuild with little or no use after the rebuild. Hard to find one that late too!
Prime example of the type of stock people want to immediatly smear some kinf of finish on when nothing is needed or accepted as being proper. It lasted all these years with nothing other than original finish and right away somebody whats to improve or stabalize it when it is just fine the way it is. Congrats on a great start and a treat for us to look at! Thanks for sharing! Bill
First post? well in that case welcome to the board, and great looking Finn
Leave it as it is. The ages have been at work on it and man can only mar it.
Don't hit at all if it is honorably possible to avoid hitting; but never hit soft.
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The commerce which maybe carried on with the people inhabiting the line you will pursue renders a knowledge of these people important ~Thomas Jefferson~ (to- Lewis and Clark)
Emdawg, the shot of those 3 Find together put a big smile on my face. They are excellent for sure. Every time I see something like this it just blows my mind to think that they used to be so much more plentiful as surplus arms, and were considered to be nothing of great importance. Time, and the internet has certainly changed that way of thinking.
martin08 wrote:Most usually, the later M27's will have the 'Fat' stock, and the ski-trooper swivels won't fit all the way through the front sling slot.
martin08 wrote:Most usually, the later M27's will have the 'Fat' stock, and the ski-trooper swivels won't fit all the way through the front sling slot.
Extra interesting.
What about my stock?
I've never noticed the forend being thicker, just never paid attention. The part that is very easy to tell is the wrist. An old original M27 stock will be one I can get my fingers around and easily touch my index finger to my thumb and get my thumb up on top of my fingernail a bit. On a late made stock (I would guess yours is a later stock by the excellent condition) I can barely touch... the wrist is substantially thicker. That's how I tell.
martin08 wrote:Most usually, the later M27's will have the 'Fat' stock, and the ski-trooper swivels won't fit all the way through the front sling slot.
Extra interesting.
What about my stock?
I've never noticed the forend being thicker, just never paid attention. The part that is very easy to tell is the wrist. An old original M27 stock will be one I can get my fingers around and easily touch my index finger to my thumb and get my thumb up on top of my fingernail a bit. On a late made stock (I would guess yours is a later stock by the excellent condition) I can barely touch... the wrist is substantially thicker. That's how I tell.
You were just pulling my lariat
"Self-realization. I was thinking of the immortal words of Socrates, who said, "... I drank what?"
The forend is also thicker on fat stocks - at least in my collection! The heavier stocks were generally installed on late 1934 and newer M27's, after the bayonet lug reinforcement upgrade. With a refurb, of course, anything is possible.
The ski-trooper swivel only fits into the skinny stocks.
Very nice. More pictures are needed.
