Swed M96 wood

Is Elm an open grain wood much like red Oak, but, with long areas of dark grain?-SDH

That's Elm for sure and a nice example. Elm was used for about three years during the war (1915-1918), and in terms of rarity is second only to Maple, with Walnut and Beech more common. I have a couple of examples that I bought just for the stock wood.

Thanks for sharing.

I picked up a real nice M96 Swed Awhile back and the more I look at it the more it bothers me, I just plain and simple am not sure what kind of wood it's made from, at first I was thinking oak, but I just don't know. What do you think?-SDH:sos:

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Originally Posted by sdh1911

I picked up a real nice M96 Swed Awhile back and the more I look at it the more it bothers me, I just plain and simple am not sure what kind of wood it's made from, at first I was thinking oak, but I just don't know. What do you think?-SDH:sos:

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Looks like Elm to me.

I agree, looks like elm.