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04-19-2009 05:28 PM
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My vote is that it looks OK from the pictures posted. Is it still in highwood configuration?
It does look like it has had a fair amount of sanding from the slight buttplate overhang and "roundness" to edges. The markings in the sling cut don't look so crisp that it is a dead give away that they were put there recently.
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Mike it is low wood now. I think it has been cut down just going by a more rounded smooth edge on the slide cutout. The handguard is actually a RSG
Last edited by shamrocks; 04-19-2009 at 06:32 PM.
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Shamrocks,
The outside looks as though it could have possibly been sanded. Might have been done at the time of the rebuild.That's a nice cut of walnut, it might not even be stained.
Markings in the slingwell look correct and being a I cut it was surely a Hi-Wood at one time.
Look inside the stock. Is the wood clean? No grime? Freshly oiled?
Usually that's a sure sign of being refinished.
I have a few I'm working on right now that were so bone dry that a Trigger Housing would almost fall thru them. I like to soak the stock with a warmed mixture of Thinned/BLO
. It's amazing how much it can swell up and tighten the fit on dried out stocks. Messy...yep...but worth the elbow grease. I've bought a few stocks lately that had thin slices of walnut glued to the front and rear of the stock to snug the housing up. Have also noticed that some Early I cuts tend to show more TH reveal.
All in all a nice looking stock.
Enjoy
Charlie-painter777
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Shamrocks,
Rest assured. Your stock is authentic.
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Charlie, it looks to be pretty clean inside so if it was refinished, someone did a good job on it. Thanks guys for the info and help. I was going to replace it at some point if it was faked ....but not now. I guess I couldn't believe my luck in getting a carbine with an early, hard to find stock like this one so it will definitely stay right where it's at on my Quality it came on.
Tom
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It's beautiful. With the 'bomb' and small 'CC' in the slingwell, no large 'CC' on the buttstock is correct. If I ever knew, I have forgotten what 'LA' means in the slingwell, but it is correct. That stock came on an early Inland and would be worth a lot to someone. You might consider selling/trading it.
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INLAND44
It's beautiful. With the 'bomb' and small 'CC' in the slingwell, no large 'CC' on the buttstock is correct. If I ever knew, I have forgotten what 'LA' means in the slingwell, but it is correct. That stock came on an early Inland and would be worth a lot to someone. You might consider selling/trading it.
Thanks Inland44. That's why I was concerned about it being real or not. It's so great looking.
If you come across what "LA" stands for I don't see it in any of my reference stuff so let me know. I think I may have asked on the old forum, but don't remember what serial block this stock would be correct for. I have a 3.0 million six digit Inland but isn't that a little too late for this stock?
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