What is the wood in Yugo SKS stocks?

[Aragorn243]

I have a mid production Yugo SKS that has what appears to be an oak stock. As oak is not typically used in US gun making, I'm wondering if this is a European wood that just looks like oak. It is very hard like oak, has the same grain and color. It is definitely not birch or walnut.

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[fernleaf]

It could be elm. Elm features quite heavily on Yugo M48 Mauser rifles.

[mdrim13]

Perhaps Teak? or something of the like, but not really sure...

[fernleaf]

I've always thought teak to be an Asian wood, not likely to be found on European rifles.

Does it look something like these Swedish Mauser stocks? http://dutchman.rebooty.com/elm.html

[Aragorn243]

Fernleaf,

It looks a lot like the stocks in the first four color photos. Here's a photo.

[arado]

Long advertised as Teak. The same as on my Mitchell import M76 and zastava part kits. Gary

[Aragorn243]

I checked into teak and found some photos. I would also say at this point that it is teak. Thanks for all your help. I never would have guessed that or elm for that matter. I'm not familiar with either.

[Calif-Steve]

Not teak at all, although everyone thinks so. It is European elm. Common in Europe.

[Aragorn243]

Elm it is then. Feeling a bit like a tennis ball. Looked into it some more and there are many confirmations that the teak wood is a myth. The photo I looked at that was labeled teak would be elm that was identified incorrectly.

To confirm I looked up images for teak and it does have the same color but not the heavy grain pattern.