It has a 2U cartouche not sure what that means. Here's some sellers pics won't get it for about a week.
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It has a 2U cartouche not sure what that means. Here's some sellers pics won't get it for about a week.
I'm rooting for you on this one, can't help on the cartouche. Maybe with good closeup pics when you get it, all will be revealed.
Where do these blond stocks come from? All the ones I see (including mine and a spare stock) are very dark. Is it years of oil and cosmoline from storage? I have a birch stock for a M1 Carbine and even it is darker than this one. What am I missing?
Dave
It could very well be an after market / replacement "hardwood" stock as offered by parts dealers over the years.
I'm very pleased. I guess it was parkerized since it's a 1.3 million serial. It's funny it's a late 1918 rifle with a 1917 barrel. Funny thing the bore looks fantastic, zero pitting rfiling loops 100 %. Everything operates well won't close on no go. I love the stock it's stamped E on the end not sure why it's not dark like my other one has the eagle head and others. Please give opinions I think I did ok this time like I did with my 1943 Enfield no 4 mk1 from Maltby.
It appears to be walnut though. I'm not surprised. Walnut can be lighter or darker...
Looks great, congratulations! Stock is nice, not stored in grease for 100 years.
That 2U could be some kind of rack or inventory number... mine has one in a similar spot, a 9 and another number letter that I can't quite recall nor can I remember if I found anything when I looked it up. Looks like a nice rifle!