Tapping for mysterious doo-hickey
 

During my daily perusal of onsite auction/sale offerings, I found this 1900AE http://gastatic.com/UserImages/172/9...wm_4377778.jpg with a similar hole at the bottom of the rear grip strap to the hole in the '06AE I bought last year. I presume this one is tapped, as well; mine arrived with a knurl headed thumb screw installed in the hole.

I believe these holes were drilled and tapped, retrofitting the pistols to hold a shoulder stock. We have seen board stock, and Ideal shoulder stocks, but I've not encountered a pic or description for this particular design concept for attaching a shoulder stock. Anyone know what one of these might have looked like?

D.P.

IMHO, too small a hole/screw for attaching a stock...

Were you thinking it could be for a lug like the P08??? (Cut the lug off a P08 and screw it on to attach the stock...)

I still think not strong enough...

Over the years I have seen a couple of M1900 Lugers with that tapped hole in the grip. I do not think a stock screwed directly into the hole but rather an elongated piece on the stock shaped to fit the lower part of the grip that was affixed by a knurled or thumb screw. That would give more bearing surface on the grip rather than a threaded thin rod with a butt plate on the end.

That's about how I figured it would work, Ron. Just wondered if any examples of a stock attached in this manner had been documented with pics or description...perhaps an aftermarket manufactured item offered as an accessory. Just as likely these adaptations were home made, as I've seen "carbines" listed online that were not original, Martz, or (!)Golubtsov.