Highwood To Low Wood To Highwood

[frankderrico]

Here is an LW-B stock that got the rail cut down. It has a .U. rebuild stamp on the left side.
I don't know that, that is were the rail got "bobbed" but whoever did it didn't do a very neat job of it. I'm going to use it on an IBM B/R that is mine. It has a nice CC. just behind the grip. I'm going to do something with it, and I have an idea but does anybody have any suggestions? Thanks.....Frank

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[painter777]

Here is an LW-B stock that got the rail cut down. It has a .U. rebuild stamp on the left side.
I don't know that, that is were the rail got "bobbed" but whoever did it didn't do a very neat job of it. I'm going to use it on an IBM B/R that is mine. It has a nice CC. just behind the grip. I'm going to do something with it, and I have an idea but does anybody have any suggestions? Thanks.....Frank

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Frank,
I have a Type III UEF stock with a really nice boxed UEF/GHD and CC that has the opposite problem. Made as a Lo-wood, but didn't get cut far enough forward down the right rail for length. It's on a W coded Underwood receiver. At first I thought maybe the receiver may have had a deeper ring milled for the HG retaining lip, thus causing it to sit farther back. But no matter what HG I put on it, the notched HG step won't line up being to far to the rear. Have thought about trimming back the cut on the HG, but haven't decided to.
I think if that was my stock you have there, I'd go ahead and nibble off enough of the right rail to even it up with your HG. It would be the sturdiest repair possible in this case.
You make a good point in Not Knowing where or when some of these cut downs were made and more than likely never will know.... for sure.

While speaking of repairs to stocks...
Remember the CMP Rock Ola I got a hold of? Direct from CMP to a friend then to me.
It has a small patch on the right rail. No pins or threaded rods.
I highly doubt the CMP patched it.... So who did? RA-P ? RIA/EB ? Rock Ola?
I'll post pictures of it below. Since taking these pictures I've filled the gap on the filler patch better and applied 1 more coat of oil finish. This is one I stripped. The fellow member I bought it from said "You'd have to be Superman to see any cartouche markings" after I had asked about the boxed RMC and CC. The repair must have been pretty old as the stock and patch were nearly black before I stripped it. But even at being near black you could make out the RA-P and most of the RIA/EB stamp.
In this case I'm glad I worked on it as like he had said... you couldn't make out any markings before hand. One I'll sell along with some other stocks and parts when I get the chance to list.
I've taken my share of beatings for refinishing stocks. Most of the stocks I strip have the rack paint jobs on them. But more often than not after stripping you'll find cracks, splits, grain checks, Factory patches or old repairs that even the owners weren't aware were there. No markings disturbed and wood preserved for many more years of service. They'll age and darken over time.

Regards and JMO,
Charlie-painter777

RA-P on Grip..
RIA over EB on the leftside...
Circled P on front of grip...