offthepaper
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I recently recieved a Danish M1 (SA '43) from the CMP. It's in fairly good shape (much better than my Greek FG when it arrived last year) and the Butt stock s/n matches the receiver s/n. What I at first thought were scratches in the wood stock later turned out to be "freckles" as often seen on the Euro woods. I thought the USGI Garands were all walnut stocks from the US makers. Did the US makers at some time during war production use beech or birch stocks instead of walnut? Either way, since the #'s match, I've already ruled out replacing the original with a more "purty" stock set from CMP. I just could'nt stand to break up what's left of the original "family" tree. Just plan to do a slight refinish of the wood, a good cleaning, possibly steam a few of the bigger dents out and a couple coats of BLO then sit back and admire the old warrior.
Cosmo, Hoppy,....can you tell me about WWII stock production?
Cosmo, Hoppy,....can you tell me about WWII stock production?