Michael Tinker Pearce
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Some time back I found a company selling un-issued surplus Chinese stocks for the C96. It's a little rougher that these pictures indicate, with some dings in the wood and old creeping rust here and there on the metalwork. The leather is old, but I don't think it's that old. Old enough to be a real PITA to remove... It was sold as being for a Bolo, but my full-size commercial gun fits just fine. The connector needed de-burring before it would properly mate with the handle, but a few minutes with a file took care of that. The interior is a bit rough-hewn, which might lend credence to it being surplus; most of the reproductions I've seen are better. Authentic or not, the ATF doesn't object*, so who am I to argue?
I loaded a box of ammo for it (it's a .30) and I think a range trip is very much in order tomorrow...
I'm contemplating refinishing it with a darker stain to match the pistol grips.
* I've done my own research and am satisfied as to the legality of using this stock, but it would be prudent to do your own research or even query the ATF directly before mounting this or any other 'reproduction' stock you your own pistol.
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