My M38 reminds me of Charlie Browns Christmas tree

[Bionicback321]

Now that I know what it is ……..and what it needs…….

“ I believe you have a type 38 short rifle that has a cut stock. Cavalry carbines have a different front sight and do not have finger grooves in the stock.

So you need a new stock, a new upper hand guard, a new middle band and a bayonet end band. “
Originally Posted by Aragorn243

It’s kind of like Charlie Brown’s Christmas tree…all it needs is love, and some parts, which I bought from Numrich for not too much money. The front and middle bands “look” like they are the same age as the rest of the hardware and the upper hand guard is a good color match with the stock, which I did not replace and will try to repair. I ordered some pieces of beech from a supplier in Calif. and the plan is to cut back the front of the stock so that the seam between the old and new wood will be underneath the middle band. This should give my skills as a woodworker a good workout. After shaping the fore stock and fitting the front band to the new wood I will refinish the stock using BLO and attempt to match the coloring of the old and new wood. I haven’t started yet so if anyone would like to add their two cents I am open to suggestions and welcome your comments.
These are the before pictures.

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