Trying to ID flatboard stock

[BillJ]

Any help here would be appreciated. Ive had this for a long while and have not had any luck determining its originality. Has a serial number on the bottom side and with the Letter C in script below it. Looks like there was badge on it at one time, note the 4 small holes in the stock. Also in the recess it has "Germany" stamped into the wood. The wood appears to be walnut, but I could be mistaken. The lever appears to be "straw colored".

thanks in advance

Bill

[DavidJayUden]

Closeup photos of the metal work, numbers and any markings may help. I suspect that Jerry B. will settle this one in short order, but if I had to roll the dice I'd say "re-pop".
dju

[BillJ]

Originally Posted by DavidJayUden

Closeup photos of the metal work, numbers and any markings may help. I suspect that Jerry B. will settle this one in short order, but if I had to roll the dice I'd say "re-pop".
dju

Added some pics, I hear you, but hard to tell, and some things dont add up, did Stoeger import flatboards? Stamped Germany tells me before WW2. Ive had no luck trying to figure this one out.

[George Anderson]

It's a real German issue stock that was exported to the American commercial market in the 1920s.

[lugerholsterrepair]

George is right on the money of course..he taught me everything I know! It doesn't have the Crown S military acceptance marking in the wood near the 4 stock leather attachment holes. With the GERMANY import stamp it's as George says. Likely a late war stock from inventory that was imported during the 20's-30's' It was made for the military but never accepted by them.

[BillJ]

Thanks Gentlemen, you confirm what I suspected.

[DavidJayUden]

" but if I had to roll the dice I'd say "re-pop"."
Well, there goes my batting average...
dju

[Aaron]

I disagree that it was not accepted for military use. Since it is numbered to a pistol, at least the metal fitting must have been accepted for military issue. It is possible that the wood was never issued and it was combined with the metal stock fitting which may have been salvaged from a damaged stock.

[lugerholsterrepair]

Aaron, I understand your thought but the simple fact of the matter is that it was not accepted. It was made for military use yes.. but without the acceptance mark.. It was NOT accepted or it would have the Crown S.
Obviously the stock iron was mated to a particular pistol..hand fitted. But that means nothing. Perhaps the pistol was not accepted either. We don't know because it has been separated. What we DO know is there is NO acceptance marking on the stock. Prima facie evidence.

[Aaron]

Jerry, I agree that the wood seems to be unissued. but I cant imagine that once numbered iron (plus wood stock which appears lost or discarded) is made for the pistol that it was not put into the military system.

[lugerholsterrepair]

Aaron..I have 3-4 of these stocks. All serialed and just exactly like a Military issue but with no Crown S. Some marked GERMANY as they were sold during the 20's & 30's. All made up and ready for acceptance into the German Military and the war ended..I feel sure the Crown S was the last marking to be placed and there was just no need for them.
You can tell the wood was never attached to leather..The 4 holes are not enlarged at all from their original pilot state. They have never had the small wood screws inserted.

[sheepherder]

Originally Posted by lugerholsterrepair

You can tell the wood was never attached to leather..The 4 holes are not enlarged at all from their original pilot state. They have never had the small wood screws inserted.

It's interesting that the wood screws for the lug iron are buggered...The slots still line up (as they should), but the iron has been removed...With an ill fitting screwdriver...

The wood looks really nice, doesn't look refinished...To my untrained eye anyway...

[lugerholsterrepair]

Rich, Yes..I noticed the buggered screws..Hard to say why the stock iron is so abused. Lends credence to Aarons theory of a stock iron change, but we will never know.