What Markings are on a PB Garand Stock???

[garandman57]

Can someone help me out with what markings are on a PB stock? I have some tips on one and seem unsure whether they are correct or not.
Thanks for your help! TerryR

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[JimL]

Back some years ago I purchased Garand kits from AIM. Anyway there were a few with PB stocks.

These images are crappy due to the fact they were taken before I had a digital camera. I use a webcam thingy in those days to take images. Ah, the good old days...

Anyway, you can see the "PB" along with 4 digits of the rifles' serial number on the left cheek of the butt stock near the plate area. These are legit markings.

I will look to see if I have any others.

It is possible that the butt (under the plate) was stamped "SILE", the manufacturer of a lot of Italian Garand stocks. At this moment I am not sure if PB or only BMB and BMR had "sile" markings.

JimL

[JimL]

Hey Terry
Here are some more markings on a butt and related stock parts. Note how the serial digits are reading in the opposite direction as in the stock images in my first post.

For a change something I have saved for years came in handy!

HTH
jiml

[garandman57]

JimL, Thanks so much! You've helped me out tremendously!
Glad you saved them!
TerryR

[JimL]

JimL, Thanks so much! You've helped me out tremendously!
Glad you saved them!
TerryR

Welcome.

Rick B. would be able to share some info on this also. I cannot recall if "sile" made these for PB or not. If you see "sile" on the butt stamped in the wood (under butt plate surface) that is also correct.

Jiml

[mikebaker1129]

Sile did make some stocks for Beretta. I have a few that are marked Sile for the BM 59 series Some were marked in the barrel channel and others were marked in the buttplate area.