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b32dominator

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A couple weeks ago I posted that I was thinking about a repo kriegsmodel model stock for my byf 45 action. Well thanks to some insomnia I got a complete stock with; hand guard, bands, cap and screws. The stock does have a chunk out of it near the rear sight and it does appear to have been sanded at some point, as the trigger guard sits a little proud. However the the hand guard has a WaA135 proof on it. All of that for under a Benjamin.

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Always nice to get a project together! Insomnia really does pay off haha. Just for reference that’s a Brünn I stock and so are the bands.
 
Nice deal on that stock! You sold the MO kriegs bands that were originally with your rifle? Dam I need a some.
 
Nice deal on that stock! You sold the MO kriegs bands that were originally with your rifle? Dam I need a some.

They weren’t the originals and did not work with the screws. I picked them up as a set after I acquired the action. I also wanted to keep the stock set complete.
 
I’d guess the stock and bands are from an early postwar Czech rifle myself, which technically would be Brünn I. The bands you sold were byf45 bands.


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Always nice to get a project together! Insomnia really does pay off haha. Just for reference that’s a Brünn I stock and so are the bands.


I had my suspicions of this. For 70 bucks it’s kind of a place holder till if/when I find an MO.
 
I’d guess the stock and bands are from an early postwar Czech rifle myself, which technically would be Brünn I. The bands you sold were byf45 bands.


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Don’t worry I have others.

I appreciate the feedback. The search continues!
 
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Still a great price. Are you sure the handguard inspection is 135? Seems like an armorers part though which would be correct for a late Mauser.


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Brünn I stock, really?

Yes, unmistakeably Czech shaped, bolt cut and the proud forward TG (despite the sanding) is always a Brünn I feature, even next door at Bystrica the stock is cut dramatically different in this area. I was thinking it might have been a super late stock (given the lack of disc and acceptance traces) that was sanded but Mikes thought is probably more likely. A look in the barrel channel might help determine if it’s wartime or not but I’m not sure if they continued some of the same practices postwar.
 
Still a great price. Are you sure the handguard inspection is 135? Seems like an armorers part though which would be correct for a late Mauser.


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Yeah, I tried every which way to get a good angle, but the camera couldn’t capture it.
 
Yes, unmistakeably Czech shaped, bolt cut and the proud forward TG (despite the sanding) is always a Brünn I feature, even next door at Bystrica the stock is cut dramatically different in this area. I was thinking it might have been a super late stock (given the lack of disc and acceptance traces) that was sanded but Mikes thought is probably more likely. A look in the barrel channel might help determine if it’s wartime or not but I’m not sure if they continued some of the same practices postwar.

The Chanel is blank, went over it a few times for any markings. Anything I should be looking for?
 
I appreciate the input guys, your knowledge is awesome. I figured for the price it would do until I found an MO.

For some reason a barreled action in my safe drives me nuts until it’s complete.
 
Yes, unmistakeably Czech shaped, bolt cut and the proud forward TG (despite the sanding) is always a Brünn I feature, even next door at Bystrica the stock is cut dramatically different in this area. I was thinking it might have been a super late stock (given the lack of disc and acceptance traces) that was sanded but Mikes thought is probably more likely. A look in the barrel channel might help determine if it’s wartime or not but I’m not sure if they continued some of the same practices postwar.

A lot of postwar blanks have channel markings, most likely in process wood. No chatter is a main trait of postwar stocks, you can kinda tell that even though this stock is sanded it's lightly sanded and that isn't enough to remove the chatter.
 
Ah thanks for the info Mike, so no help with that detail. I would agree too with it not being sanded super hard. Which, (to the OP) is why that proud TG isn’t that dramatic, a wartime stock looks nearly identical in that detail. I would imagine most if not all of the wartime tooling and machines remaind in place for quite some time, as the Russians didn’t seem to care about returning property stolen by the Germans.
 
I really appreciate you guys, your knowledge is awesome! I feel a lot less excited, kind of bummed. But hey I learned something and it didn’t cost me much in the long run.
 

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