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Don't forget all the stippled buttplates.

I agree with John it looks like a scant stock...likely a field replacement. You can still find these field replacement stocks NOS.

I just finished reading "The greatest beer run ever" - a very good read. Apple+ made a move not long ago. Haven't seen it yet. Anyway, one of the friends that author Chickie Donahue went to find was...

there is a very nice war dog memorial along the trail outside the museum at Quantico. ill take a picture next time I'm there.

Is that a stamped lower band on that rifle?

I prefer this...so much easier remove with a cabinet scraper while preserving the underlying character. But this one...oh my.

I bet that the advert purposefully excluded pics that would have...

just came across this in my feed this evening. entertaining to watch.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jP7J-JNSUu4

mine was also a field grade. The barrel was marked '85', with a contract number underneath. I've read these are from a US/Isreali contract production replacement barrels. It is chrome lined, and...

what a joy! Hopefully you'll love that old style, spongy trigger as much as I do now. It's an acquired taste. I got hooked on it after my own CMP 1911a1 arrived.

This makes much sense. Additionally, I read in at least one source - can't remember which, canfield maybe - that these were also sent out to units for use as "field replacements". This perhaps makes...

I didn't find the desire too far fetched - several states which used to be shotgun only are now allowing straight-walled cartridges. Funny thing to show up with a trapdoor springfield with a 500gr...

Now isn't this always the most valuable part!

With regards your stock, I refurbished back a near mint condition, all original SC parts A3, a few months ago. Wasn't much to do except the it's original pinned straight stock had been sporterized. I...

now where did I leave off? Yes. I was indeed supplied with sequentially number serials. Twin primes would have had me in tears of joy for months. For now a prime squared is well enough interesting....

keep it going I say. I'll bring us back eventually. I have some spare spring sets too. Plenty of combinations to play with.
That GB listing had no receiver - otherwise everything looked salvagable....

How about an "S" on the bottom (right) side of the extractor - where it fits over the collar's ears?

The bolt sleeve is correct with the scalloped profile. The underside of the handle will give you an indication of whether you have a SC bolt. The bolt is the hardest original part to find (not...

but oh, isn't that part of the fun!

flurries sometime Sunday evening...but the daffodils all popped yesterday when we peaked at 82F in the late afternoon! Hopefully there is no hard frost with the...

Take it away! I'll chime back in when I have something to update, or if you move on to something that moves me. It's all interesting.
Here you go https://www.gunbroker.com/item/971751610 quite the...

I was just shopping for new tritium front sights a few weeks ago for some 1911's and saw the style in your picture picture. Don't know what pistol you're thinking of, but he installation isn't really...

I noticed some Ramshot Enforcer on the store shelves a few weeks ago. I grabbed a couple pounds as I recalled a couple years ago reading this article...

NOS ejector and spring came in. After more careful examination both ejectors are the 3rd type in the photo of post #42 - with a 45deg. bevel. However, as you can see, the new ejector spring is a bit...

I'm on a pc.

you're spot on with what I have been thinking foneguy. Kits are nice because everything is guaranteed to work together. A semi-inlet is nice too because the hard part of laying out the main profile,...

I discovered not all links post the same. Whilst trying to accommodate Jim with normal links instead of embedded video, I used the button your red arrow points to, only to find the YouTube links...

LOL my brain read that as Sands, as in what you find on a beach.

I'm just spitballing here, bear with me.
I've had it on my wish list for a long time now to build a flintlock from scratch. Been doing homework for years, read "Building the American long rifle"...