Artillery Stock Shrinkage~

cirelaw · 05-17-2016, 11:13 AM

This is my second time I am missing a screw and washer on one of my artillery stocks. I am making arrangments for a replacement. Does it only happen to me? Is it caused by shrinking of the hundred year old wood or mishandling~ Eric

Ron Wood · 05-17-2016, 12:14 PM

You aren't missing anything. The same screw and washer that secures the strap for the boot also secures the loop for the toe of the holster. You need to look at some photos in your books or on line to see how it all goes together.
Ron

Here is one I lifted from Still's forum:

DonVoigt · 05-17-2016, 01:18 PM

Hole is probably "stripped" out.
I'd fix it with a plug held in with epoxy or just epoxy as it will not show.

Surely you don't handle it that much!

cirelaw · 05-17-2016, 02:03 PM

Thank you Ron!!!

Ron Wood · 05-17-2016, 02:28 PM

Happy, happy, happy

cirelaw · 05-17-2016, 02:40 PM

I just realized, I should have looked at my Weimer! Tks for your patience always!

05-17-2016, 11:13 AM	#1
cirelaw Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: PORT ST LUCIE, FLORIDA Posts: 12,216 Thanks: 6,209 Thanked 4,133 Times in 2,173 Posts	Artillery Stock Shrinkage~ This is my second time I am missing a screw and washer on one of my artillery stocks. I am making arrangments for a replacement. Does it only happen to me? Is it caused by shrinking of the hundred year old wood or mishandling~ Eric Attached Thumbnails

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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: 6,988 Thanks: 1,067 Thanked 5,090 Times in 1,675 Posts	You aren't missing anything. The same screw and washer that secures the strap for the boot also secures the loop for the toe of the holster. You need to look at some photos in your books or on line to see how it all goes together. Ron Here is one I lifted from Still's forum: Attached Thumbnails __________________ If it's made after 1918...it's a reproduction

05-17-2016, 01:18 PM	#3
DonVoigt User Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: near Charlotte NC Posts: 4,677 Thanks: 1,440 Thanked 4,348 Times in 2,038 Posts	Hole is probably "stripped" out. I'd fix it with a plug held in with epoxy or just epoxy as it will not show. Surely you don't handle it that much! __________________ 03man(Don Voigt); Luger student and collector. Looking for DWM side plate: 69 ; Dreyse 1907 pistol K.S. Gendarmerie

05-17-2016, 02:03 PM	#4
cirelaw Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: PORT ST LUCIE, FLORIDA Posts: 12,216 Thanks: 6,209 Thanked 4,133 Times in 2,173 Posts	Thank you Ron!!! Attached Thumbnails

05-17-2016, 02:28 PM	#5
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: 6,988 Thanks: 1,067 Thanked 5,090 Times in 1,675 Posts	Happy, happy, happy __________________ If it's made after 1918...it's a reproduction

05-17-2016, 02:40 PM	#6
cirelaw Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: PORT ST LUCIE, FLORIDA Posts: 12,216 Thanks: 6,209 Thanked 4,133 Times in 2,173 Posts	I just realized, I should have looked at my Weimer! Tks for your patience always! Attached Thumbnails