K98 Mauser Stock restoration ! HELP !

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Hi CGN'ers !

I need some advise :redface:
I baught a K98 mauser lately and the wood stock need a repair. I reed all i can found on the web on how to NOT mess up the wood stock but i ain't found anything on how to make a repair to the wood itself ( i just found stuff on how to clean the grease and old finish).

As all of you can see on the picture, there is a chunk of wood missing on the toe of the stock and my question is, should i get a chunk of an other Red glue laminated stock and replace it ( trying to make the repair as smooth as possible) or any walnut or solid Beech wood piece can be use to make the repair ??:confused:

I often see arsenal repair and its looks like the main goal is to make the rifle stock solid, not much effort on how it's looks. Should i go this way to preserve originality ?

Also, if some of you can help me with the finish i should applied to the stock.
Wath i found on the web varies from Oil finish to... shellak....to no finish at all (late war) to wathever soldier can found like ld motor oil :confused::confused:

It's a 1939 Laminated Flat but plated stock. JP Sauer.
Many thanks ( sorry for my bad english)

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That's a nasty repair. Your laminations appear to be de-laminating. I would look at purchasing a "cup" butt plate (Mauser correct piece) and inletting to your stock. It will cover the damaged area. Looks like there is very little finish on the wood. Has the stock been refinished? Rare year for Mauser so you want to do it right.
 
If the stock is matching to the rifle, I wouldn't do anything for the repair other than the finish. Originality and battle damage talks!

A cupped butt plate for 1939 would not be correct, nor would butchering and modifying the stock prove anything other than bubbaing and devalueing it.

Just get another stock if you need use the rifle for hunting, and keep the original stock as well.
 
Coyote Ugly said:
If the stock is matching to the rifle, I wouldn't do anything for the repair other than the finish. Originality and battle damage talks!

A cupped butt plate for 1939 would not be correct, nor would butchering and modifying the stock prove anything other than bubbaing and devalueing it.

Just get another stock if you need use the rifle for hunting, and keep the original stock as well.
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Yeah, this is the actual stock from that rifle with same numbers. Thats why i want to repair this one. If it wasn't for that matching number thing, i will already have use an other , better looking stock ( cupped 1944) that i have.
The cupped butt plate is a good idea but i am 100% agree with you Coyote, not correct for 1939 and i want to keep the flat one because of the number.

Is a repair ( arsenal repair like) would be ok ? and not messing with originality.
Do you know wath finish they use in 1939 ?

Thank guy's for the answers and tips.
Oliver
 
I'd suggest posting your questions on the K98k.com web site. Lots of mauser collectors hang there. Also you can post your question in the K98 Mauser forum on on Gunboards for help.
 
If its 100% numbers matching, anything you do will devalue it. Unless its a period repair, its no good. Either leave it alone, or swap stocks for everyday use.
 
the original finish is already damaged . go for it . cut the wood out in a wedge shape like an armours repair , type of wood is not critical. file , sand ,and refinish.
 
My Kar98k has a bit of wood missing from the same spot but I leave it alone as it adds character to it.

As far as the wood goes, what happened to the finish ? It looks like it has been completely stripped.
 
I agree restaining isn't the same as cutting and adding wood. but once its restained its not original anyway . neither is replacing the stock. looking at the pictures, it would be hard to damage it more, in my eyes anyway.
 
Nabs said:
My Kar98k has a bit of wood missing from the same spot but I leave it alone as it adds character to it.

As far as the wood goes, what happened to the finish ? It looks like it has been completely stripped.
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Wath happen to the finish, well

I read the most i can on how to clean up a dirty 60 some years old wood stock and here is wath i found.
http://www.mausershooters.org/k98k/SC_tips.html

In this article, they said that the "Scrubling bubble" stuff will not strip the original finish, it'l just remove the grease and dirt. I did it, exactly like they tell and wath i came up with is wath you see in the pictures. Plain wood, nothing else. That stuff works but it might works to well, there is no finish left and now i realy think i mess it up pretty bad.
The stock was so dirty to began with, you could not even see the grain and layers of the laminated stock. It looks like it was painted in dark dark brown.
I realy want to clean it up a bit so the rifle will not look like compleate junk but now i am stick with a damaged unfinished wood stock.
 
coat with boiled linseed oil. then leave it alone if its numbers matched with the rest of the rifle. put on a different stock to shoot it. imho
 
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