What kind of wood do I need to look for to restore my Jungle Carbine?

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I bought a nice No 5 Jungle carbine, and it came with an ATI synthetic stock. I want to buy the wood stock pieces to make her look nice for display. What do I look for? Can some of the wood from a No 4 mk 1 fit? It looks like all the wood stock pieces of the Jungle Carbine are sized a little smaller than other No 1 and No 4 Enfields to my eye, but I don't know.
Do I have to look for "Jungle carbine" stock sets, or can I get some to fit from other previous generation enfields?
Thanks guys.
(P.S. if anyone has a wood stock set for a no 5 , please let me know and how much you want)
 
Using no4 wood is possible but involves work (i'll soon post pics of this conversion, should be done in a week or two). Much easier to find the original. You need the forend, butt stock, handguard and its retaining ring, and the middle band.
 
One of the big parts retailers in the U.S. sells a kit to convert No.4s to the No.5. I think it's Numrich. I don't know it their stocks are original No.5 parts, No.4 stocks converted, or new reproductions.
 
I just received my stock set from Numrich in New York. Brand new with no scratches or dents and all the pieces were the same colour and grain. Looks great, very happy I purchased it.
 
I bought a nice No 5 Jungle carbine, and it came with an ATI synthetic stock. I want to buy the wood stock pieces to make her look nice for display. What do I look for? Can some of the wood from a No 4 mk 1 fit? It looks like all the wood stock pieces of the Jungle Carbine are sized a little smaller than other No 1 and No 4 Enfields to my eye, but I don't know.
Do I have to look for "Jungle carbine" stock sets, or can I get some to fit from other previous generation enfields?
Thanks guys.
(P.S. if anyone has a wood stock set for a no 5 , please let me know and how much you want)

An ATI stock :-( Ugh!

The No5 carbine butt has a clever but very small steel wrapped rubber buttplate. Image all the recoil force of a .303 concentrated in about half the surface area. The foreend is longer than an average sporting rifle's. The lightening holes in the No.4 don't match with the overall length of the No.5. I've seen Lou's project and you will like what he has done.
 
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