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According to Ball, anything produced after 1915 should have grasping grooves. Does not give a specific date of the disassembly hole but those produced in 1918 are shown with it. They also were re-stamped/issued in 1920 which mine was not. How do they attach to the stock, I never did anything with them before.
Ball only devotes three pages to the KAR98a. Not much to go on.
The disks on the debubba I just refurbed were a bit larger in diameter than the recesses in the stock. I ended up enlarging them with an x-acto knife ,dremmel and lots of time. I think the correct method would be to do the recesses with a forsner bit. Saw somwhere on line a tutorial on the removal & installation of the disks themselves. I used a hammer & large tapered punch to reset the disks.The inner tube is flaired at each end to retain the disks.
And the quest begins. Rear band with screw purchased this afternoon. I don't think I'm patient enough for this, used to be but the older I get, the faster I want results.
I used to hit the many Pa. shows when I lived in Virginia. Hagerstown show was very good for old, odd toys. Start looking around, you will find stuff. NEVER ask for Kar98a stuff.
I have never been to the Hagarstown show and now I don't think they can have it anymore. Not sure on that but Maryland has some tough regulations in place that I think may have shut them down. They may still have the military collectors show but I heard that was very expensive.
Allentown, PA show still around? Always fun and they had an Amish Market on the grounds. Neat place to hang around. It was a long drive for me, but the gunshow had lots of odd stuff.
Allentown is still around but my least favorite of all the larger shows. Guys seem to mark all their prices up 30% for this one.
I have located the lower band, the lower band screw, the stacking rod, the stacking rod nut, the hinged front cap, and the hinge screw. I think the only things I'm still missing is the bayonet lug, the lug pin and the small metal tube the lower band screw goes through. In addition to the stock of course. I suspect the small tube and lug pin won't be hard to find or replicate but the bayonet lug will be a challenge. Has to be model specific due to the hinged cap. I'm getting closer to ordering the new stock but not quite there yet.
Keep watching, it'll appear.
I found a complete stock with all the metal with the exception of the stacking rod which I already have so should have it in hand and assembled in about a week. I now have some extra metal if anyone is looking for it. Rear band, front band, trigger guard, butt plate, floor plate. Also a sporterized stock.