Is This M1A1 Wire Stock Real ?

Seen this on auction, No longer available. Seller stated it was broken and said the wire stock had been repaired with JB weld.

Questions: Is the Wire Stock Real ? How would it break and Are these common areas for breaks ? Could the stock have been welded for a better repair ?

Appreciate any input...

https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...35233141-1.jpg
https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...42437229-1.jpg

https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...46178134-1.jpg

https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...46125799-1.jpg

https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...43317749-1.jpg

https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...35517592-1.jpg

https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...43051372-1.jpg

I've never seen one broken, and JB weld won't repair it anyway...

M1A1 Stock's real. I guess the first question is, was it really broken or is the selling just assuming it was. 2nd, what's a JB welt and is that what it is? Ray

Painter777,
It certainly looks real to me, from the ones we have in the Airborne Museum.
The damage could have occurred in many operational ways, all to do with jumping and how the soldier stored his weapon, or fell on it. They would be hairline cracks which when exposed could be tackled by less of a Bubba method and could be nearly, invisibly fixed IMHO

Part number matches exactly

Hi Charlie, I would say from the pics it looks like an original. They are very sturdy. Something in the folding mechanism must have failed and it was forced resulting in weakening until it broke. I'm with Jim though. JB weld can do a lot of things, that is not one of them. It should have been Mig or Tig welded. Did you see how much it sold for?

Best Regards.....Frank

Frank is right. It is a real M1A1 stock and that JB weld will not hold in both spots. It would be easy to properly weld it to repair it.

Isn't wire. And J.B. Weld is just epoxy glue with powdered metal instead of fibreglass. A real weld job would be better than glue. The stock being basically steel tubing.
Rummage around here. There are some seriously good, close up, pictures about 3/4's down the page.
The U.S. Caliber .30 Carbines, Model M1A1

You could never make a weld that would hold with JB weld. If you were to put some type of insert in the tube to make a splice the JB might stick it together for a brief period of time

Appreciate the help.
Have limited time, will get back by late this weekend.

Here is the Auction link:

https://www.gunauction.com/buy/14512723

I seen somewhere it was listed as a $1,100.00 Buy Now.......... Here it is:
.30 Carbine Curio & Relics For Sale at GunAuction.com

ASAP Later
Charlie-P777

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Originally Posted by painter777

Buy Now

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Never, I'd want to know what was happening there...why is that on there.

2 Auction numbers,

I believe this seller had accidentally listed this for a Buy It Now of $0.01 in Auction # 14512723 on Nov 6 2017.
Then caught his error by adding "Out Of Stock'.

Nov 7 2017 listed it in a Buy It Now for $1,1000.00 in a new listing..... Auction # 14512832. It sold that same day (11-7-2017). Buyer was named Baron 1.

By searching the seller forty five feedback it was only after looking in the:
Feedback Missed By Seller, that you could see no feedback left by seller or buyer. But it brings up the SOLD listing, that also shows down the page a 'You May Also Like This' that shows the first auction for the same gun @ $0.01.

Here if interested:
Oooopps Listing: https://www.gunauction.com/buy/14512723

2nd Auction: (See You May Also Like... down the page) https://www.gunauction.com/buy/14512832

Feedback Missed By Seller (and Buyer in this case)
https://www.gunauction.com/help/feed...&evaluerstat=2

See my new Thread about a $.01 Crosman this seller sold :thup:

FWIW
Charlie-Painter777

Missed feedback proves nothing. I have missed hundreds of feedbacks on ebay and at least a few dozen on GB simply because people just will not leave feedback, sellers and buyers. This has nothing to do with the actual auction - its just people. I've had many auctions where they wouldn't even answer an email to see how they liked the item. You send it, they get it, that's it. No more contact, no feedback, nothing. I quit thinking about it. Now if I sell an item I always give the buyer a positive after they pay for it but they still won't do mine. I guess its just a step they don't want to be bothered with.

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Originally Posted by INLAND44

I guess its just a step they don't want to be bothered with.

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Lazy, yet they get a good rating by natural course. They look good and don't help others. Been there and dealt with it. I'll prompt a couple times and then delete everything pertaining.

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Originally Posted by painter777

By searching the seller forty five feedback it was only after looking in the:
Feedback Missed By Seller, that you could see no feedback left by seller or buyer. But it brings up the SOLD listing, that also shows down the page a 'You May Also Like This' that shows the first auction for the same gun @ $0.01.

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I-44 read the above slowwwwly and closely........ Especially: BUT IT BRINGS UP THE SOLD LISTING, THAT SHOWS DOWN THE PAGE, THAT THIS ITEM WAS AT FIRST LISTED FOR A PENNY..... A BUY IT NOW PENNY!

SO IN THIS CASE.... MISSED FEEDBACK SHOWS SOMETHING. By looking in to Missed Feedback, I was also able to stumble across a Crosman that sold for a Penny.

Another vote for real.