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Since original spares are not always available and my replacement stock is low I’d be game for fp and extractor. PM details please. GH

I dont disagree... I have multiple Israeli guns that match your description... but I did not see a pin holding the upper band on in the Israeli fashion in the pic provided... so I'm not totally convinced that this is an Israeli stock.

There is something odd about the short barrel band spring. It looks like the previous owner removed the metal from an Israeli stock and applied it to a finger grooved stock originally inletted for a full length band spring. The stock is also missing the bolt takedown disc… very odd combination...

I had two of these 7.62 NATO guns created... but I started with orphaned Russian capture receivers (from parted out rifles back in the day) and mated them with NOS Norwegian 7.62 X 51 barrels. Similar process to what the Israelis did with many of their guns - rebarreled them. Does your mag well...

Original bore 7.92... supposed conversion bore 7.62... bored out and relined and a new chamber cut?

Very interesting... I have no information to add... but 10 rounds for a fully automatic capable weapon seems a bit too small to be practical in combat situations... possibly, a factory test environment makes more sense. Easier to fit into a machine rest fixture etc. Do you have any background on...

White Lithium grease was developed in the early 1940’s in the US… what you are seeing in your rifle may not be German WWII applied. Any experts on period European lubricants here? Is my observation relevant?

Based on a Linked In profile… Bryan Smith is Rick’s son and he owns and manages the online commerce site. The guns are made by Rick’s company which is separate from the commerce site… the two addresses are adjacent if you do a map search. Hope this helps your inquiries.

You could always buy a stamped 7.62 TG and remove it’s spacer and then install the spacer into a milled 8mm TG of your choosing.

Is another tell that the dents are very much darker than the surface?

Pardon my introducing a tangent here but it relates to the type of questions originally being asked... Is the receiver ring markng showing "OE WG Steyr" a manufacture mark unique to the M1890 model carbines? Most of the M95's I have seen sport the "M.95" and "Budapest" or "Steyr" marking. I...

OP... I would suggest doing your own research about whether the 1916 Spanish rifles can handle full strength 7.62 NATO. The subject has come up before in many forums. Enough headspace issues have occured (bolt set back) from this combination that a segment of the gun world has cautioned against...

Norway produced some K-98 profiled .308 barrels that were sold on the surplus parts market several years ago… so it would be possible to locate a gun like what I had built with one of the barrels… using a Russian capture parts receiver and the “new” surplus Norwegian barrel. And I suspect that...

If the converted 1916 spanish rifle is marked FR-7 then it was designed for a lower powered cartridge called "7.62 CETME" which is lower power and the gun uses a short action receiver not intended to long endure for full power 7.62 NATO rounds. Many are found with bolt set back after doing so...

Looks like images from two different rifles… am I missing something?

Since completing the finish removal is most likely in the cards... If the finish is actually shellac then a spot of alcohol placed somewhere inconspicuous will soften the coating and it will becone tacky (as a test). Alcohol will disolve shellac. If the alcohol does not make the finish soft and...

Absolut... your well thought out and very informative reply is exactly what I was expecting from the very knowledgable members of this board's collecting community. The 1895 and Model 98 Mausers occupied the same periods of primary military use... hence my inquiry here... as I am not familiar...

I beg indulgence for a non K-98 inquiry. I have purchased a really nice STEYR 1895 MANNLICHER STRAIGHT-PULL SPORTING RIFLE - 8X56 R created post war in Europe. I would like to put some fine (high end) period glass on this rifle... to aid my old eyes... any suggestions on who might have quality...

Thanks for the non answer... I chose to use the search feature instead as I'm short on discretionary funds these days.... found what I needed. FYI for MRFARB... related to his posted statement "XI is Hannover (Magdeburg depot). I only have 3 recorded, up to serial 1753." My RC rifle (only...

I have a RC marked XI... can anyone share any details about that operation? I have no books etc... just the gun. Thanks for any info! WGH