Early "B" stock?

[ismith]

A buddy of mine picked up a LN Springfield with a funny looking pistol grip stock with finger grooves. The finger grooves look right and it "looks" like an orignial military stock and not a commercial job. The stock has seen better days and has a few cracks that in my opinion make it a non-shooter. How rare are "B" stocks and what do they usally go for? The rest of the rifle is pretty much your typical 1903 made M1903 with a 1944 springfield barrel and A3 bolt.

[Kirk]

Very rare! Guns America had one listed; compare with the photos. http://www.gunsamerica.com/970004757...pe_B_stock.htm

[ismith]

Looks just like that one, except his has a full stock.

[Randy A]

Page 202 of Brophy, will help you ID it.

[Kragrifle]

If it is a full length stock it will be the NB National match stock. A few complete rifles were produced, but Springfield also made the stocks available separately. Very uncommon stock.

[John Beard]

A buddy of mine picked up a LN Springfield with a funny looking pistol grip stock with finger grooves. The finger grooves look right and it "looks" like an orignial military stock and not a commercial job. The stock has seen better days and has a few cracks that in my opinion make it a non-shooter. How rare are "B" stocks and what do they usally go for? The rest of the rifle is pretty much your typical 1903 made M1903 with a 1944 springfield barrel and A3 bolt.

Type B stocks like you describe are very rare. Only two are known. Yours is the third. I have no idea what they sell for.

J.B.

[ismith]

Interesting! Ill have to get some pictures of it to post then. My buddy bought it as part of a lot of guns and he really had no idea what he had, except it was a really low serial number.

[Kragrifle]

Mr. Beard,
Could not help but react to your claim that only two are known. Are you talking about the NB national match, or the NB sporter stock? I have an NB national match that shows up in the DCM booklet as a national match pistol grip rifle. Did not think these were that uncommon.

[John Beard]

Mr. Beard,
Could not help but react to your claim that only two are known. Are you talking about the NB national match, or the NB sporter stock? I have an NB national match that shows up in the DCM booklet as a national match pistol grip rifle. Did not think these were that uncommon.

I am talking about neither. The stock I refer to is a full-length Type B service rifle stock with grasping grooves. As mentioned, they are exceptionally rare. One of the three now known is in my collection. And I have a good photo of the second. So, I know that they exist.

Hope this helps.

J.B.

[ismith]

Any idea how many were orginally made? Were they an experimental stock or were they issued? Ill be photographing the stock tomarrow so Ill see if I cant get some pictures of it posted.