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That's right, I knew the K & P represented the two different glue types but the exact names escaped me.

K = kasein type glue, P = phenolic type

If I recall right the "K" is the glue type. My AR 41 has a "P" in the same place. @Stephan98k is more of the guy for stocks, he's been...

Got it. Thanks for the info. There's a "K" stamped into the Bottom of the stock behind the palm swell about 1.5" above the sn and an "H"...

My example, 2574k, was the earliest I ever found. Sadly it was sporterized so I replaced the stock with what is likely a 1938 stock...

So would it be true to say the action sn would have been stamped into whichever type of stock the assembler reached for, laminate...

So the 1937 S/42 sn 2962 I have would be the first block made that year? It’s a laminate stock. Would the “block” have different stock’s...

When you speak about the “ Block” , in reference to the serial #, what is that and where on the rifle would it be? I’m new to these things.

I leave my duffle cut as it sits. So many guys are repairing their own, that soon no genuine dufflecuts will remain. I think they should...

Awesome rifle. The beauty marks on the wood are incredibly minor. Glad no one thought to sand them out in the past! The stock acceptance...

I vote to repair the DC. Repairing it doesn’t change or hide the fact it was DC’d, so what’s the harm? CONGRATS on recognizing the need...

It’s the toolmaker in me. I visualize the outcome and any issues before doing any work.

Some one more familiar with the rarity of a 1937 laminate rifle might want to chime in, but a matching example 98k such as this, even...

Did you find any lower laminate SN's?

the creeping trigger is by design, helps reduce accidental discharge. you can take up the slack & release it, without ‘half-cocking’ the...