No4 war time furniture

[Thunderbox]

Most wartime British rifles appear to have been stocked with walnut, with some beech being introduced in 1945 - earlier for replacement No1 furniture.

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[Surpmil]

Most wartime British rifles appear to have been stocked with walnut, with some beech being introduced in 1945 - earlier for replacement No1 furniture.

We can be certain Beech was in use by 1941. Have had two such MkI forends, one an original fitting to a ROFM 1941 Maltby No4(T) in the 11--- SN range. Have also seen others, also MkI forends, on 1941 Maltby's.

Haven't noticed whether they were used elsewhere in that time frame.

[madcratebuilder]

We can be certain Beech was in use by 1941. Have had two such MkI forends, one an original fitting to a ROFM 1941 Maltby No4(T) in the 11--- SN range. Have also seen others, also MkI forends, on 1941 Maltby's.

Haven't noticed whether they were used elsewhere in that time frame.

That is interesting. I friend just acquired a 43 savage with a birch fore-end with the square S on the fore-end wood and on the nose guard metal. This is the earliest rifle I have seen with birch. I'm curious how many were birch/beech compared to walnut.

[jona]

Savage started using birch in 1942. Their early birch stocks were stained walnut. In 1943 Savage no longer stained the birch and left it with the distinctive orange color. The very early Savage No. 4s were stocked in walnut, but very few were made.