WWII Pacific USMC Snipers

[Promo]

Recently guessing whether this particular rifle has finger grooves or not I did the attached crop portion with better light. Also did a second variant approximately marking where the finger groove would start/end.


Would anyone dare to make a guess if this is a finger groove stock or C stock?

[cplstevennorton]

Georg this is how I came to my conclusion on this one. When I analyze pics I always duplicate them and then study what I find. As MUCH as I want this to be a S stock, I do think it's a C. I know what you mean though, I studied this pic for hrs hoping it was a S stock. But once I put everything in comparison I think it's a C.

Here it is compared to an S stock sniper. The S stock has a wrist that is longer and more straight.



Here it is compared to a C stock sniper. The wrist is shorter and matches this pic.



Here is the original pic inverted with heat mode.



Here is my Finger Groove with heat mode compared to the original pic. Mine is on bottom.

[CINDERS]

Could this be a snipers field mod in putting a groove in there as a personal thing in the last pic it gives the impression of there being a shallow groove that starts about and inch from the rear band.
Or are field mods not allowed due to what may be perceived as damaging military equipment.
Just asking!

[cplstevennorton]

Could this be a snipers field mod in putting a groove in there as a personal thing in the last pic it gives the impression of there being a shallow groove that starts about and inch from the rear band.
Or are field mods not allowed due to what may be perceived as damaging military equipment.
Just asking!

I've never found any evidence of the Marines doing that. But the Marines did modify weapons. For Example you see evidence of pistol grips added to fore-grip of the BAR.

[browningautorifle]

Or are field mods not allowed due to what may be perceived as damaging military equipment.

No, not allowed but as Steve points out they did happen.

[John Beard]

The stock in the original picture is a Type C (or scant) stock. This is conclusively indicated by the angle of the stock bottom as depicted around the butt swivel.

J.B.

[Surpmil]

A5s fogged up for the simple reason that there are two elongated holes in the scope tube which give access to tiny screws with conical heads which when turned counter-clockwise push against the inside edges of those slots and lock the adjustments, more or less. Mostly less in fact!

So the A5 wins the prize as the best ventilated scope ever put into service.

[ssgross]

But the Marines did modify weapons.

Don't forget all the stippled buttplates.

I agree with John it looks like a scant stock...likely a field replacement. You can still find these field replacement stocks NOS.

[cplstevennorton]

I don't think I own a Scant stock. Does anyone own one that would be willing to take a pic of it at the angle of the rifle in that pic? I think the pistol grip is a different shape on the scant vs the C stock. So I do not personally believe the stock in the pic is a Scant. But to be sure, I would love to put a Scant in a picture side by side with the WWII pic, just how I showed the S and C stock.

If someone would post a pic of a scant at that angle, I will combine the pics side by side like I did earlier. That's how I always research all of this.

[pickax]

Steve, I believe it to be a scant as well. I have both on rifles, but unforturnately many miles away now. Would love to take pics to help. The C is more pronounced and would show in a similar picture I believe.