I've got wood... and its beautiful!

[SKS Ray]

One of the finer points in collecting surplus rifles is finding one with some beautiful wood grain. Be it Elm, Birch, Walnut, or even laminate, there are some real works of art out there when it comes to rifle stocks. The fact that they were military rifles with a slab of wood makes it that much more of a collectable when you find one thats interesting.

Have a rifle with really nice wood? Post it here.

 

[Shooter McGavin]

Those are some really excellent looking rifles. You should share with the rest of us haha!

 

[atilla]

stunning.

the grain in those is amazing!

 

[Titan]

Gorgeous wood display. Thanks for sharing.

 

[Larry Legend]

Good God. That M44 and last two SKS's literally gave me a chill. Absolutely beautiful. I wish my K-31 had wood that was in good enough condition as yours.

 

[BRIGUY]

I now have wood

 

[PatMcD]

The Nagants and the Swiss are indeed very pretty.

The M44(?) and the front SKS in the bottom photo; isn't that laminated wood?

 

[SKS Ray]

The M44(?) and the front SKS in the bottom photo; isn't that laminated wood?

Yep, they have laminated stocks. Still in my eyes a pretty nice pattern compared to most laminated stocks found on the same rifles.

 

[SKS Ray]

So no one else has pics of their rifles with an interesting grain pattern or stock?

 

[wolf223]

So no one else has pics of their rifles with an interesting grain pattern or stock?

i don't. but yours are truely a work of art.

 

[BRIGUY]

So no one else has pics of their rifles with an interesting grain pattern or stock?

All my rifles are made of aluminum and plastic , no really I wouldnt want to ruin this thread with the wood on my sks

 

[theGringo]

Crappy picture. Needs a cleaning up, too. I'll try to get a better picture next sunny day.

 

[flintoid]

you can't see my wood very well because it's covered by copius amounts of shelac...


...that came out wrong

 

[SKS Ray]

Crappy picture. Needs a cleaning up, too. I'll try to get a better picture next sunny day.

Now that is one great looking 91/30!

 

[JuergenG]

Great examples of nice surplus rifles!

 

[majspud]

So no one else has pics of their rifles with an interesting grain pattern or stock?

Not a great picture, but the rifle has a nice pattern in the laminate stock. Rifle is a semi-Kriegsmodel late war a-block 1944 DOT K98k Mauser. East German post-WWII bolt MM rework. I have scraped off the shellac, and by now the rifle has 20 or so coats of hand rubbed Tung oil on it. This was my first MilSurp rifle bought back in 1995.

MS

A couple more; miserable day to take pics.

 

[Mack]

Have you ever seen wood this nice on a MAK90?

 

[kingson]

Is this one of those time where you can say to another guy " hey nice wood" or "hey check out my wood" and not feel funny about it?

 

[SKS Ray]

Have you ever seen wood this nice on a MAK90?

Now thats one thumbhole AK stock I'd feel guilty about changing.

 

[majspud]

My new DOT44 (Romanian capture/scrubbed) in the matching red glue laminate stock. Not bad looking.

PM

 

[Stee]

 

[Tommy Gun]

Nice! What is it? Copy the img link and paste it in the main body of you post.

 

[Stee]

8.15X46R SCHUTZEN FLUTED BARREL

 

[Stee]

What am I doing wrong? I used direct link from photbucket did the

 

[Stee]

http://i850.photobucket.com/albums/ab61/perchead/collection/schutzen/DSC00683.jpg

 

[Stee]

http://i850.photobucket.com/albums/ab61/perchead/collection/schutzen/DSC00684.jpg

 

[Tommy Gun]

Your almost there. On my computer I can double click on the img link then just paste it the message and it usually appears. I'm no expert but learning as I go.

Tommy

 

[Stee]

Its an 1890 Swiss Aydt 8.15x46r Shutzen 200 yard offhand target rifle, originally a black powder cartridge, I shoot it nearly every week but do not use black powder instead I use 13.5 gr.s imr4227 with a 180 gr bullet..It takes down and the bore is like buttah have never seen one exactly like it anywhere. 32 inch fluted barrel, origional sights .... its a keeper

 

[SKS Ray]

What am I doing wrong? I used direct link from photbucket did the LINK [\IMG][/QUOTE]

Just cut and paste the bottom link on your photobucket page where it gives the selections for sharing. Its the one thats labeled IMG code.

 

[Stee]