The reason for my question - There is a minty Winchester M1917 stock, minus the hand guards, being auctioned on EBay that is currently sitting at $400 and it ends today at 2208 hrs eastern. With 10 bidders hammering away, I expect it will go for north of $500. I thought about bidding but there's nothing really wrong with the stock that my M'17 is currently wearing other than its not a W. My rifle shoots accurately so I have no bedding issues. Investing more money, especially when we're getting close to the average value of a M1917 rifle, doesn't make a lot of sense.