M1 pic question

[sansert]

Guys what would have caused this circle on this gun stock?

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[Twinson]

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[Fick_2141]

3/4 inch spade bit, who knows for what reason.

[604flyer]

Looks like a stock that came off one of the Danish returns that CMP had 7 years or so ago. That was a cutout for a brass disk, what it was for escapes me right now. Also the serial number stamped in the stock was a typical of the Danish stocks.

[mack]

The brass disk marks the rifle as belonging to a specific unit. It is easy identification for members of the military in that country. It allows soldiers to find their rifle in the rack and, with the large stamped serial, makes sure each soldier has a rifle they have fired and for which they know the windage and sight adjustments.

Brits used the same system as did the Swedes. A lot of folks covered these with small embellishments and even a dime. I fixed a couple of stocks and removed the surplus wood on the grip and steamed out the serial numbers to return the stock to more-or-less original.

[dryheat]

That is a Danish stock. The numbers on the wood used to coincide with the receiver numbers on the rifle. The hole is where there was a "stock disk" that identified it as Danish or such. I've never actually seen the disk. I know some people use a dime to fill in the hole since it fits in just about perfectly.
Whoops, I see this has all been covered. Need nore coffee

[chriskat]

Someone on the old Jouster board was making brass disks that were replica's of the Danish ones. I don't remember how they were marked. If you want something to fill the hole measure the diameter and depth of the hole and I'll turn a brass disk for you. I can stamp something on it but I only have "manual" stamps so you have to rely on my rather untrained eye to line the markings up.

Jeff

[KarlKW]

Someone on the old Jouster board was making brass disks that were replica's of the Danish ones...

That "someone" would have been ShooterM1... perhaps he still has some... He's on this board, send him a PM and he'll help you, if he can. HTH, KarlKW