waw44
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Something that bugs me a little, so wanted to see if it is just my OCD, or if it's something others thought about.
I have two restored sporter k98k, a 39 Erma and a 38 BLM. Both are matching bolt and metal. The Erma was only missing front bands and had butchered stock, while the BLM had no stock at all. Currenty Erma is sitting in an earlier Wa77 Erma Walnut stock and the BLM is sitting in a later 1940 BLM stock.
Now, if I wanted to make it look more "year 1939 correct" I would put the Erma in a 1940 laminate JPS stock that is externally unnumbered and has an unnumbered bayonet lug. Laminate stock, small TD. The TD has no visible Wa stamp and while there is a faint Wa37 on the recoil lug, but I actually have a Waa280 recoil lug original to that Erma. If I swap them, there is nothing externally that would tell that the stock is not Erma stock until you look at the internal stock number.
Same for the BLM. I would put it in the walnut Wa77 stock that the Erma is currently in, and that would be more appropriate for a 1938 rifle. Walnut with small TD and not later laminate with larger TD.
Would this matter to anyone? Is this just me being bored?
I have two restored sporter k98k, a 39 Erma and a 38 BLM. Both are matching bolt and metal. The Erma was only missing front bands and had butchered stock, while the BLM had no stock at all. Currenty Erma is sitting in an earlier Wa77 Erma Walnut stock and the BLM is sitting in a later 1940 BLM stock.
Now, if I wanted to make it look more "year 1939 correct" I would put the Erma in a 1940 laminate JPS stock that is externally unnumbered and has an unnumbered bayonet lug. Laminate stock, small TD. The TD has no visible Wa stamp and while there is a faint Wa37 on the recoil lug, but I actually have a Waa280 recoil lug original to that Erma. If I swap them, there is nothing externally that would tell that the stock is not Erma stock until you look at the internal stock number.
Same for the BLM. I would put it in the walnut Wa77 stock that the Erma is currently in, and that would be more appropriate for a 1938 rifle. Walnut with small TD and not later laminate with larger TD.
Would this matter to anyone? Is this just me being bored?
