Laminated stocks on K31 s ?

[smlemon]

Was out shooting my very nice K31 and suddenly had a 2 piece stock. If fractured from the comb to the rear of the trigger guard. When I got it home, I took it apart and there was ancient dried hide glue along the fracture line. When I cleaned it up, the lamination was very clear ending about 1/2 way up the magazine and very skillfully fitted. This stock is Euro walnut with beautiful mineral lines. Reglued with WEST epoxy and will be gently refinished. All matching #s including stock and upper hand guard. Never knew these were laminated.

[gunsaholic]

Sure it's not an old repair?

[smlemon]

No not a repair, a precise job of mating the two pieces with a dogleg exactly in the same place on each side at the magazine opening. The two pieces while close in grain are not a perfect match. This work was done on a high volume planer/router.

[Aragorn243]

My guess is the laminated section is part of the earlier repair. The Swiss did not use laminated stocks.

[Sentryduty]

I have a repair on the wrist of my walnut K31 I will see if it matches what you are describing.

[Sentryduty]

I have just checked, my rifle had a typical crack repair done in the usual glue and screw method.



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[diopter]

Walnut planks large enough for a rifle were getting to be rare as the war continued.
Smaller blocks and left over cuttings of walnut were laminated together to keep up with production until the switch over to Beech stocks.

[smlemon]

Yup, right you are. I've gotten around to striiping off all the gunk and bleaching it prior to a period refinish.

Clearly a very professional lamination with some fantastic mineral lines that would cost a fortune on a Euro walnut blank today.

Although the two pieces are well matched, they are not from the same plank. That shows up best in the joint at the trigger opening.

[smlemon]

A gentle refinish (not rubbed out yet) with SK scout scope mount and 2-7 IER scope.



How about those Mineral lines !