Are mismatched stocks common?

[rum_runner]

I haven't owned an Enfield in a long time. All the ones I had pretty much matched.

Found a Mk4 in a local pawn shop that looks pretty good but the forearm is much lighter than the rest of the wood.

It's a numbers matching rifle, including the mag, 1944 date. Didn't have time to pull the bolt and inspect, or even note the markings. Had to run.

Going back today to inspect.

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[Brian Dick]

The short answer is yes, it's perfectly normal. They were stained sometimes to get a reasonable match but not always.

The rifle is a No.4, not Mk.4.