WWII Pacific USMC Snipers

[ssgross]

Yeah I'm just hoping to get one that is in the same position as the rifle in the pic

like across a leg and all? I'll try to get a similar lap picture with my A4 this week. A bit of photo flip and rotate gives an idea with the stock photo. I'm pretty sold the original photo is a scant stock.

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[cplstevennorton]

like across a leg and all? I'll try to get a similar lap picture with my A4 this week. A bit of photo flip and rotate gives an idea with the stock photo. I'm pretty sold the original photo is a scant stock.

No you don't have to worry about posing it across someone's lap. If you can just get them in the same position I'm mostly curious on the shape of the pistol grip.

What Goerg says is correct though, not only on Sniper rifles but Marine M1903's in general. I have only ever seen one Scant stock in any Marine photo and several of us looked for years trying to find one. There is never a mention of ordering any of the Semi Pistol Grip stocks (Scant) in the Marine docs either. Other than the one pic, I have never found any other evidence of a Scant in the Marines. The pic we found was actually in a mid 1950's boot camp photo. It was just a stripped barreled action in a scant stock used as a bayonet trainer.

I did see this one pic online that is somewhat close. This one to me seems like the pistol grip area has more of a curve to it that the WWII pic. But it's not the best pic and not in the exact position to say 100%.

But yeah if you could post one in the same position that would be great. I appreciate everyone's help.

[cplstevennorton]

Brad that would be awesome if you could copy that position. If you can, try to get the bolt in the open position as close to the pic as you can. Since that is a known length, it can help show how long the pistol grip area is.

I had my 13yr old son who is the standard size of the WWII Marine, fill in as a test subject. The position of the Marine's leg and the sling, could certainly cover the bottom of the C pistol grip.

I still think it's a C, but I would like to see a Scant in the same position just in case I'm wrong.

[Promo]

I'd be surprised to learn the picture shows a scant stock. Mainly for or not recalling to ever having seen a period picture of an Unertl USMC sniper with scant stock. I doubt though that there is enough difference from a C stock to be able to tell.

[pickax]

Steve, I won't make my annual trip to Maine from FLa. until mid May when it thaws up there.
Quite a wait, but would be glad ro do it if no one beats me to it.

[gordong]

Looks like a C stock to me. The scant stock seems to have a softer notch (at the base of the top wrist, just before the comb) compared to a C stock. The knee of the marine and the sling would block the view of the pistol grip of a C stock