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Ron Wood · 09-17-2012, 07:29 PM

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.

09-17-2012, 07:29 PM	#3
Ron Wood Moderator 2010 LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Santa Teresa New Mexico just outside of the West Texas town of El Paso Posts: 7,040 Thanks: 1,106 Thanked 5,256 Times in 1,724 Posts	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. __________________ If it's made after 1918...it's a reproduction