Grip/Magazine Base Wood???

sheepherder · 07-31-2013, 04:09 PM

Alvin threw out an interesting comment in another thread, that Luger [wood] magazine bases were 'supposed to be walnut'...

I had never thought about the type of wood used, whether in mag bases or grips...

But in looking at six German rifle stocks I have here (all pre-WW I), the woods are all different...

Was there a specific wood used for grips and/or mag bases, or was whatever [maple, walnut, birch, beech, etc] was available at the time used???

I am asking about both grips and magazine bases...

07-31-2013, 04:09 PM	#1
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