New Beech

[Hundids]

Just picked up this beautiful new stock for my K98. It's nice and blonde. From what I'm seeing, I don't think it has ever been sanded. Stock cartouches are still sharp. What's interesting about this stock is that it has a factory cutout for a ZF41 scope. Has a "43" and illegible letters under the butt plate, so I'm assuming it's 1943 production. Unfortunately, the hand guard does not match the stock. I've been waiting a long time to get a nice stock like this.

[ironhorse1]

I'm not sure if it is just the photos but it appears to be red Beech.

So will it be a strawberry blond or are you planning on just BLO or a nice penetrating stain first?

It should be a great piece of wood to finish, no matter what you choose to do.

irh

[Enfield47]

Very nice looking stock. What is the oil that was used on the German military stocks originally? If possible, I would go with that for the authentic look.