My first tour in Germany our small unit was armed with Garands. My assigned piece had that beautiful grained walnut. The stock was mint and we carefully cleaned it, boiled some linseed oil and gave it a lovely satin sheen. Every year at annual qualification I "awarded" the top scorer that stock for his weapon. By the end of my tour our unit had the highest average score in the Group...competition was keen for that stock! I have often wondered where it ended up.
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If it's made after 1918...it's a reproduction
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