Swed M96 wood

[sdh1911]

I picked up a real nice M96 Swed Awhile back and the more I look at it the more it bothers me, I just plain and simple am not sure what kind of wood it's made from, at first I was thinking oak, but I just don't know. What do you think?-SDH

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[Claven2]

I picked up a real nice M96 Swed Awhile back and the more I look at it the more it bothers me, I just plain and simple am not sure what kind of wood it's made from, at first I was thinking oak, but I just don't know. What do you think?-SDH

Looks like Elm to me.

[Bangup]

I agree, looks like elm.

[sdh1911]

Is Elm an open grain wood much like red Oak, but, with long areas of dark grain?-SDH

[Andy]

That's Elm for sure and a nice example. Elm was used for about three years during the war (1915-1918), and in terms of rarity is second only to Maple, with Walnut and Beech more common. I have a couple of examples that I bought just for the stock wood.

Thanks for sharing.