M1917 Stock

[RC20]

Its not the damage, its the un-issued with no stamps you have to sand out and make a dent.

I have a couple of R stocks and no damage. Hanging onto them for when I need to buy something.

You can guy all the guns you want, but the stocks will have the usual (and honorable) service wear and tear and cost a lot to clean up. You still have to sand the stamps off and then cover that up.

The days of the cheap stuff are gone.

I sold a 1903A3 for over 1000. You simply do not find un-issued 1903A3 in that condition regardless of what the collectors claims (and sometime get at rare sales)..

The lurk for years and strike. Average guy with no contacts stands no chance.

[Merc]

Its not the damage, its the un-issued with no stamps you have to sand out and make a dent.

I have a couple of R stocks and no damage. Hanging onto them for when I need to buy something.

You can guy all the guns you want, but the stocks will have the usual (and honorable) service wear and tear and cost a lot to clean up. You still have to sand the stamps off and then cover that up.

The days of the cheap stuff are gone.

I sold a 1903A3 for over 1000. You simply do not find un-issued 1903A3 in that condition regardless of what the collectors claims (and sometime get at rare sales)..

The lurk for years and strike. Average guy with no contacts stands no chance.

I got really lucky with the purchase of my W M1917 and my R 03-A3. Both came from Cabelas Gun Library in Wheeling, WV. Both have excellent bores, throats, muzzles and headspace and are excellent shooters.

The (Nov. 15, 1017) M1917's trigger action was functional but had either worn or poorly fitting E and R parts that were easily and inexpensively replaced with NOS W parts from eBay or on-line parts dealers. It currently wears a nicely fitting and unworn and undamaged non-W stock (stamped with a T on the fore end) and an E bolt. It's built like a tank and is the rifle I enjoy shooting the most.

The (April, 1943) 03-A3 was completely covered with cosmo when I bought it. Once it was removed, I found a rifle that had obviously gone through a rebuild process because of the two easily replaced external SC parts it had (butt plate and barrel band). It had a worn non-functioning extractor that was also easy to replace. I kept the replacement BF bolt and the non original stock that had been replaced, probably after the war, with a later 03-A3 stock with recoil bolts instead of pins. It has two small surface dents but has an excellent finish otherwise. The metallic parts were Parkerized and showed zero surface wear. I suspect it probably went directly into storage after it was rebuilt. I had to tinker with the rear sight a lot to find the zero, but it holds it well and is very accurate. Except for the non-original bolt and stock, it looks unissued.