heavy_mech

I’ll post a thread on this stock preservation. Here is a prelude to some of the separation mitigation.

Start with the basics. It’s Mauser, not Mouser. A mouser is a cat.

I agree with the above and I'd add in post 1, photos 18 and 21 you can see the tang sitting above or proud of the surrounding stock.

Refer to picture 34 in the second post. If I am interpreting your question correctly, you'd be referring to the area in that picture...

I agree with Stan that the use of the K98k style FSB puts that one in a different category. at least for this discussion. The fact that...

Interesting. I think I recall a similar conversion shown in the old "Backbone" book, unable to check that right away. The first link you...

I agree-- it's also a shame about the drive-by "how much is this worth?" Threads, then they vanish, never to be seen again. FWIW...