98k red resin stock

[packin9]

I had never heard of this. Last night I was going through 'MAUSER' Military Rifles of the World' (4th ed.)and came across this. Only a few hundred or so were made. Seems it could have been a good idea. I wonder what went wrong? You can Google it by typing in 'Mauser 98k red resin stock'. Ron

[Adrian Stevenson]

Hi Ron, the plastic was found to be very cold to the touch in freezing conditions, as bad as touching bare metal. So this was a big disadvantage.

These stocks have been faked in recent years.

Cheers, Ade

[packin9]

Thanks Ade. I wonder how close it was in comparison to today's modern synthetic stocks. It was still a good idea that just hadn't come to it's time. Ron

[lithgow]

Hello-similar experiments were done with SMLE III stocks pre war-bakelite was found to be prone to warping & cracking under pressure-extreme cold would make this even worse-see 'The Lee Enfield' : I Skennerton, Pg 199.

[Das reich]

here is a original one.

[LUCKYSTRIKE]

Wow very nice to see.
Thanks
LUCKYSTRIKE

[Pompa Mike]

I had never heard of this type of stock, I was hoping someone would come up with a photo of it. Thanks Das reich now I've gotten to see one.

Mike

[packin9]

here is a original one.

Lucky you! Very fortunate to have one.Thanks for showing. Ron

[Bill Grist]

Correct matching 98ks in resin stocks are super super rare...BILL