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    Quote Originally Posted by browningautorifleicon View Post
    That looks like walnut to me...what? With a DOD mark.
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    What say you folks, should I be calling shenanigans?
    It is definetely walnut.
    It has quite a few dents and dings for a humped stock and it was not a premium (price) by any means.
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    But that was a DOD mark??? Like 1960s. They're around?? I have one here. What am I missing?
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    OK, looks better in those shots, I take it back ... in the earlier one appeared to be dished behind the pistol grip, a common bubba sanding op to make it sporty.

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    You know, it could be a 'dutchman' style repair for a knot in the wood. I can't say that I've ever seen one, but I DO have a post-war SA carbine stock with a large knot hole.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ShaveTail View Post
    You know, it could be a 'dutchman' style repair for a knot in the wood. I can't say that I've ever seen one, but I DO have a post-war SA carbine stock with a large knot hole.
    Sad it is to be ignorant. What pray tell, would a 'dutchman' style repair be?
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    That's a keyed in piece of wood thet completely fills the damage and usually is hard to see. Very professional.
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    So the consensus is: USGI with two knot hole repairs, presumably before DOD inspection? Or Bubba (for some reason) drilling out holes and plugging them?
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    Quote Originally Posted by browningautorifleicon View Post
    But that was a DOD mark??? Like 1960s. They're around?? I have one here. What am I missing?
    HRA used the 3/8"X3/8" DAS stamp from 4.6-5.6; then they switched to the 1/2"X1/2" DAS stamp, untill the end of production.
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    For what it's worth, I have a M1icon carbine stock that was through a rebuild that has the same exact round type plug.
    No other sign of any damage.

    It's been there for a very long time and looks very professionally done - not what you'd expect from your average bubba repair.

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    That stock has all the earmark characteristics of an HRA stock, complete with 3/8" cartouche, large "back porch" & the unique HRA pistol grip contours.

    Yeah, it's been repaired a couple of times. No big deal IMHO.

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