Type 99 TJK 37th series

[jangle]

Your stock is the correctly proofed stock for TJK.
It looks like the rifle had both, the mono-pod and a sliding dust cover at one time. You can see the faint lines, as you mentioned, in the lower forestock, as well as the wear on the right side band screw. You will also see bluing wear on the rear band where the mono-pod was installed. Depending on the known history of this rifle, the pod and DC could have been issued items, or they could have been installed and removed at a later time. The mono-pod definitely hadn't been on the rifle very long for it to show very light marks in the wood.

The small circle between the Arsenal symbols on your receiver is believed to signify "first quality".

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[cpc]

Your stock is the correctly proofed stock for TJK.
It looks like the rifle had both, the mono-pod and a sliding dust cover at one time. You can see the faint lines, as you mentioned, in the lower forestock, as well as the wear on the right side band screw. You will also see bluing wear on the rear band where the mono-pod was installed. Depending on the known history of this rifle, the pod and DC could have been issued items, or they could have been installed and removed at a later time. The mono-pod definitely hadn't been on the rifle very long for it to show very light marks in the wood.

The small circle between the Arsenal symbols on your receiver is believed to signify "first quality".

Thank you for the additional information and comments.