Help with full stock M2

[merlindrb]

Hi

My first post on this forum - I'm a S&W collector so please take pity on me.

A friend who is not technologically enabled asked me to check into a Springfield M2 he has in his safe. It's got a 1942 SA barrel, green parkerizing and a full wood stock. Most (all?) of those I've looked at online have half wood stocks, so I'm a bit puzzled.

I've taken some pictures which I'll try to post below.

Any info you guys have on this style of M2 would be interesting.

Regards.

Dave

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[Johnny Peppers]

The stock is from a Remington 03-A3, and not original to the Springfield M2.

[emmagee1917]

No mystery. Someone took a M2 .22 and put it into a M1903A3 .30-06 stock.
Chris

[merlindrb]

Thanks guys, that answers my question. Should have thought of that myself!

[Emri]

The stock is from a Remington 03-A3, and not original to the Springfield M2.

Look again Johnny Peppers, I'm surprised you missed it. The stock is an original A4 stock. I looked quickly at the pic of the proof "P" and concluded it was a replacement scant stock someone put the rifle in. THEN I saw the Remington marks. Remington issued scant stocks only on A4's, so looked again. Yep, there is the notch under the bolt handle.

Merlindrb, that is a very desirable stock and they are hard to find. You would have no trouble selling it and using the money to buy a correct M2 stock. I don't know how hard the M2 stocks and bands are to come by.


FWIW,

Emri

[Mike D]

Emri is right. A4 stock. The stock being modified for the Lyman sight certainly hurts the value, but I think it still might bring $300 on fleabay.

Also merlindrb, tell your friend his sling is on upside-down!

[Johnny Peppers]

You are correct. I only looked at the left side picture for a cartouche, and stopped there.