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WWII Stock Blank

Absolut

Absolut

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Thought that was too cool to not take this with me .. original WWII stock blank for a German training rifle - but don't ask me for which rifle model nor caliber (maybe someone else can make an educated guess?). Note how thick the front end was left to avoid the stock cracking in the copying mill. The finish of the front end must had been a different step on a different machine.
 

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There is no pantograph corncob. Why would it be sanded smooth when other features are incomplete? Interior reliefs look like it is done with a hand router. A project piece perhaps?
 
swjXE said:
What identifies it as being original WW2? Just curious.
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For what I‘ve been told it came from the same factory that did the Volkssturm rifle stock, the solid ones. Maybe an out of spec piece, or the sample they used to base the copies of.
 
biggymu said:
There is no pantograph corncob. Why would it be sanded smooth when other features are incomplete? Interior reliefs look like it is done with a hand router. A project piece perhaps?
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The corncob pattern seen on K98k stocks is not from a pantograph. It's more closely related to the US "Blanchard" Lathe as they called it. Not the same machine, same concept though.
 
There's a blanchard lathe in Springfield Armory along with a video of one chipping away the wood. If you examine the photo, it does appear to have been chipped off. Modernly routers are use and I've seen routers that will do six rifle stocks at a time.

The pattern for the blanchard lathe was something like twice the size of the finished product. I later learned that this was necessary because of "flex" as they stylist presses against the pattern.

I think I saw one at Harper's Ferry (and the Armory), but it's been decades since I visited that place.
 
I can tell just by the shape of the sling keeper cutout and the shallow bolt relief cut out this stock is for a JGA whersport Karbine or similar. It an unfinished stock IMHO not the template. As the template wouldn't have the details.
those are hand done.. very cool to find something like this !
 
Mauserken said:
I’ve been to both Springfield and Windsor. The old ways are very interesting.

www.nps.gov

thomas blanchard and his lathe - Springfield Armory National Historic Site (U.S. National Park Service)

www.nps.gov www.nps.gov

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From a Machining aspect, Windsor is the cat's meow. One of my favorite places and I wish I could visit more often.

Springfield is a huge disappointment because of how much they have on site, that is not displayed.

Jon sent me some pictures I'll get uploaded as soon as possible.
 
Fal Grunt said:
The corncob pattern seen on K98k stocks is not from a pantograph. It's more closely related to the US "Blanchard" Lathe as they called it. Not the same machine, same concept though.
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Don't be too harsh with me for not using proper words for the machines, not a native speaker, as well as by far not knowledgeable on stock reproducing machines :) .
 
Absolut said:
Don't be too harsh with me for not using proper words for the machines, not a native speaker, as well as by far not knowledgeable on stock reproducing machines :) .
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Sorry, I did not mean for it to come across as harsh! Just stating what it is.
 
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