C.N. 1908 Stock Pics Oh Yeah!

Got the stock in today. :super:

I get all weird feeling just holding it and looking at it! :madsmile:

It looks like this was a .30-03 stock originally. Note the mods at the tip and the extra cut for early type sight. I'm guessing these were 1905 mods? Was this an early stock modified in 1905 and not used on a rifle until later? Please fill me in on what you can tell me of this stock. If you want to see different pics, let me know. I think I did good for what I paid. Only "bad" thing would be the inch long hairline crack behind tang area. Ballpark value?

Sorry about the large pics, I still haven't figured out the thumbnail thing.

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Beautiful stock!!

Thanks for sharing, Mike. I love it! Hopefully JB will be able provide more history.

(BTW, the photos you posted are very good, and look great at my end)

If you want to upload photos to Milsurps so that you can display small thumbnails in your post, Bagder (Doug) put together a tutorial that's easier to actually do than it might seem when reading about it.
(Option '2' in Doug's tutorial)

How do I upload or post images on MILSURPS.COM? - Military Surplus Collectors Forums


Just FYI for anyone interested, here's another Photo resizing tool -

I use a free photo resizing software called VSO Image Resizer that works for any photo and Operating System I've tried it with.
I always used Mocrosoft's 'XP Powertool' software to resize photos when I used XP, but it didn't work very well (or at all) with Microsoft 'Vista' - (Go figure)

If anyone wants to try this software, it's very easy to use -
After you install it, you can go to a photo of any size located anyplace on your computer, and 'right click' on the photo (before opening it)

There will be the small menu that pops up with the same familiar format as always, but the VSO icon will now show up as an option in the menu.

Just click the VSO icon and it opens the simple dialogue box below.
(A box will show up when it opens and asks if you want to register to the full version, but click 'Continue' and it leaves you alone)

It lets you quickly resize to any smaller size you choose. Just use the drop down to the right of the 'Profile' field on top to choose one of many smaller sizes.

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It quickly creates another image and won't change your original large photo by default.
It names the new smaller image the same file name as you have for your original image, but after the file name, it shows the size you chose to downsize to.
(That way the new smaller image will be placed next to your original image, wherever it's located)
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You can change from default so your new smaller image goes to your desktop if you want to.

Just another tool I wanted to share for anyone needing help with making large photos to a small size quickly, but still appear almost the same quality on a computer screen.

Below is a link to the web page for the free version, if anyone is interested.

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Here are some photos of an early Rock Island s/n 65145 with a RIA 3-07 barrel

note the early rear sight base and early rear sight (without top rib on the back). The bore is excellent.

The stock was made as a 30-03 stock. Note the plugged hole near the present upper band screw hole. That is due to the fact that the 30-06 barrel was about .2" shorter than a 30-03.

It also appears the stock was inletted for the early "strapped" fixed rear sight band. That wasn't a just for the earlier 30-03. IIRC, that lasted until about 1909.

Again, beautiful stock! Wish I could find something similar for my rifle.

P.S. In all the years I've been posting, I don't have much luck with the thumbnail method, either. However, I make sure my "regular" pictures are in the 50-100 Kb size range.

I see that the front guard screw hole is drilled all the way thru the recoil lug bearing surface of the stock (4th picture down). Is this a characteristic of Rock Island stocks? I have a stock with large S on the tip and the screw hole is drilled all the way thru. My other springfield stocks do not have the screw hole drilled thru the recoil lug bearing surface (flat all the way across).

Very nice !! I'd say you have a prize there. Value ?? Well, you bought it didn't you ? I guess it's worth that much. Someone would probrbly pay you more, some wouldn't give you 1/2. It all depends on how badly or not one might need a stock like that.

Thanks for showing us,

Emri

I concur with Rick the Librarian.

You have a fine and rare stock! You should be justly proud.

The hairline crack behind the tang is irrelevant. Nobody in their right mind would put it on a rifle and shoot it.

Thanks for sharing!

J.B.