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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote JW6789 Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: Sep 11 2020 at 8:35pm
OK, last set of pics

Butt Plate, as far as I can tell, it's the same as the first National Postal Meter example on this site



Inlay under the forearm. No idea what the wood is.



Inlay in the stock



Stock, went outside to try to get the color and grain to show up



Assembled left



Assembled right side


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Your dad did an awesome job.  Sadly that kind of craftsmanship is an art that is not to easy to come by nowadays.  
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Enjoyed reading your story. I'm usually not much for modified rifles but that stock is a great piece of work.
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Thanks, appreciated!

And he was not quite 20 when he sailed. He kept at it until he died, mainly pistol grips in the later years - I have a pair of his checkered walnut grips on my 1911. 

Other than a sporterized 30-40 Krag (still have it, too), I don't remember many customized rifles. Mostly shotguns and pistols.
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That was a great story and your dad did an awesome job on that stock.

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I've seen it noted over on the CMP site by a known collector that NPM buttplates have been seen on late Winchester carbines.
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Those inlays look like maple to me. Easy to work and light in color.
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Nice looking rifle. My 2 bits, keep the stock because it was your dads and find a 2nd more traditional M-1 stock , either a nice USGI or do up one of the Boyd's unfinished stocks and use that as a shooter stock.



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Originally posted by Why Carbines? Why Carbines? wrote:

I've seen it noted over on the CMP site by a known collector that NPM buttplates have been seen on late Winchester carbines.

That's interesting, I wish there were some markings left on the stock to nail it down but I've looked hard and couldn't find anything.

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WB says that NPM sent 1500 stocks to Winchester late in '43 made by Trimble. Would they have included the butt plate?
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Oops, sorry about bringing up an old post. I was searching the forum for a pic of a Winchester M2 trigger housing. I have one in a Std.Pro. mixmaster, and was curious about the same short mag well cuts shown earlier in this post. What a great resource this forum is!Clap
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Don't be sorry Oldboy, better to add to older posts, helps keep everything in one place. 
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That light colored wood is probably maple. The color is right and so is the grain. It retains the light color even when oiled. I use it for black powder pistol stocks because of the blonde color.
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