Is This M1A1 Wire Stock Real ?

[painter777]

Seen this on auction, No longer available. Seller stated it was broken and said the wire stock had been repaired with JB weld.

Questions: Is the Wire Stock Real ? How would it break and Are these common areas for breaks ? Could the stock have been welded for a better repair ?

Appreciate any input...

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[browningautorifle]

I've never seen one broken, and JB weld won't repair it anyway...

[rayg]

M1A1 Stock's real. I guess the first question is, was it really broken or is the selling just assuming it was. 2nd, what's a JB welt and is that what it is? Ray

[Gil Boyd]

Painter777,
It certainly looks real to me, from the ones we have in the Airborne Museum.
The damage could have occurred in many operational ways, all to do with jumping and how the soldier stored his weapon, or fell on it. They would be hairline cracks which when exposed could be tackled by less of a Bubba method and could be nearly, invisibly fixed IMHO

Part number matches exactly

[frankderrico]

Hi Charlie, I would say from the pics it looks like an original. They are very sturdy. Something in the folding mechanism must have failed and it was forced resulting in weakening until it broke. I'm with Jim though. JB weld can do a lot of things, that is not one of them. It should have been Mig or Tig welded. Did you see how much it sold for?

Best Regards.....Frank

[Bruce McAskill]

Frank is right. It is a real M1A1 stock and that JB weld will not hold in both spots. It would be easy to properly weld it to repair it.

[Sunray]

Isn't wire. And J.B. Weld is just epoxy glue with powdered metal instead of fibreglass. A real weld job would be better than glue. The stock being basically steel tubing.
Rummage around here. There are some seriously good, close up, pictures about 3/4's down the page.
The U.S. Caliber .30 Carbines, Model M1A1

[#1oilman]

You could never make a weld that would hold with JB weld. If you were to put some type of insert in the tube to make a splice the JB might stick it together for a brief period of time

[painter777]

Appreciate the help.
Have limited time, will get back by late this weekend.

Here is the Auction link:

https://www.gunauction.com/buy/14512723

I seen somewhere it was listed as a $1,100.00 Buy Now.......... Here it is:
.30 Carbine Curio & Relics For Sale at GunAuction.com

ASAP Later
Charlie-P777

[browningautorifle]

Buy Now

Never, I'd want to know what was happening there...why is that on there.