Multiply lacquering with VK-1 according to prewar standards was replaced with double, or even single. BLO, in case it was not available, was replaced with ersatz substitutes - in even raw oil soaking with addition of creosote was used. In the most difficult periods lacquering was not used at all. For example, the majority of stocks at the newly created factory NKV in Tula, which started production in February , were issued without a lacquer finish.
However, because of much lower production the Tula factory was able to use BLO soaking. In the supply situation became much better and the use of BLO substitutes was stopped. In the end of triple lacquering returned. It is widely believed that shellac lacquer was used during postwar refurbishment. Flaky finish on postwar refurbished rifles is the result of application issues during the refurbishment process, or use of old VK-1 lacquer.
Flaky postwar VK-1 finish. Issue of the application or old laquer. Stock parts. Basic elements of stocks, that roughly allow us to estimate its production period, are sling slots.
Identical construction was used by Tula and Izhevsk factories. The shape and size of the inserts were changed at least twice in 's. Screwed in sling slot inserts.
Some of these were related to stock production. Screwed in sling slot inserts were eliminated, the front sling slot got a stamped insert made from 0.
Only this small change allowed for the saving of a few tons of metal monthly, it also freed almost workers and 20 machines. During the transitional production period in Autumn , some stocks have "transitional" features - for example, a screwed sling slot insert in the front and no insert in the rear, or vice versa.
Stamped insert in the front and no insert in the rear. Izhevsk factory production. In and early this factory still used prewar style screwed in sling slot inserts and did not produce simplified version, like was done in Izhevsk. Re-lacquerd postwar by a Soviet repair depot. Courtesy of Peter Malik. The Tula factory still looked for a cheaper alternative, in early they created their own design of stamped sling slot inserts that were installed without screws.
They were immediately introduced into production. The factory continued to produce stocks with these inserts up to the end of the production in late The main Artillery directorate of the Red Army highly recommended that the Izhevsk factory introduce into production sling slot inserts designed in Tula, but the factory administration was strongly against this because of the higher expenses compared to the sling slots used in Izhevsk.
After a long dispute the Izhevsk factory agreed to use sling slot inserts in the rear at lest on sniper rifle stocks, but they used their own design - similar to the front insert. In mid the main Artillery directorate prevailed, the Izhevsk factory started to use full metal inserts on both sling slots - front and rear.
Starting in the percentage of stocks produced with a toe splice rapidly increased. Details about toe splices will be provided below. Izhevsk stock with stamped inserts mid sniper rifles, late M44 carbines. Photo courtesy of Phillip Gorny. It should be mentioned that since late Izhevsk stocks had an additional notch above the cleaning rod, it was useful in preventing the clogging of the cleaning rod retaining nut with mud - the mud was pushed by the cleaning rod into the notch.
On the top - prewar stock, on the bottom - wartime Izhevsk stock with notch. None of these features were used by the Tula factory in They were used on many replacement stocks that were produced by repair depots of the Main Artillery directorate.
They were introduced into production by both factories in officially adopted and included into the drawings in December In drawings were changed, the size of the cutout was increased. Pre stock. No cutouts.
After some wartime simplifications were introduced into production by the Izhevsk factory in , cutouts for barrel bands release were eliminated, late Izhevsk stocks do not have these cutouts. In late early cutouts returned into production, but the shape was changed, it became more oval. It is interesting that the shape of the cutout can be seen in the late 's drawings in a so called "list of changes" - some images show a rifle with a similar cutout, but these images are not related to cutout itself.
The same list of changes adopted round cutouts. It looks like that this shape was discussed, but not adopted. Izhevsk factory cutout for barrel band release. In the Tula factory continued to use cutouts made according to the drawings smaller shape , all Tula stocks had them. Cutout on a Tula stock. Another feature that can help to estimate the stock production period is the shape of finger grooves in the middle of the stock.
All Tula stocks made before mid also earlier M91's and dragoon M91's have grooves with rounded corners. In mid the factory switched to oval shape ends, similar to the Izhevsk pattern Izhevsk used such a shape since the mid 's. Because of the heavy use in the field during service, many rifles required stock replacement. In the pre period replacement stock were produced only by factories that produced complete rifles. During war, factories were overloaded with production of complete rifles and were not able to produce the necessary quantity of replacement stocks however, some quantity was produced.
The main Artillery directorate decided to start stock production at repair depots, some of them were well equipped with woodworking machinery. Stock were issued by a number of manufacturers, they mainly have wartime Izhevsk pattern with simplified sling slot inserts however, there is a big variety of configurations, and it is not possible to cover them all in a brief description on this page.
The majority of them have no markings that allow for the identification of the manufacturer and are more rough compared to factory made stocks. A few repair depots marked their stocks with their emblem on the right side of the buttstock - stocks with a "25 in star" marking Central Artillery armament base in Omsk , and with a crossed box marking Arsenal 1, Donguzskaya railway station, since - Balakleya are quite common.
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Outside of the thumb hole style there are options for most Mosins and are quite affordable for the quality and appearance you are getting. These stocks keep the classic lines in place, but the variety of colors available allows yours to be unique.
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