M1A1 Carbine Repro Cheekrest

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I fitted a repro M1A1 Carbine folding stock to my M1 Carbine, just for something different.

It is one of the Italian repros, very nicely made with a beautiful piece of walnut. However they finished the cheekrest with a cheap piece of leather and chrome rivets that just did not look right.

So I found a nice piece of russet leather and the brass brake lining rivets of the correct size and style and went to work.

Here is what I was trying to achieve from pics of original stocks. Thanks to Steve1987 for the second pic of his original carbine.

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Here is my repro before. Note the rough grain, wrong colour and chrome rivets.

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And after I had finished. I am quite happy with the results, I antiqued the brass of the rivets and "aged" the leather so it has the proper "look".

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enefgee said:
Very nice work, that makes a big difference in appearance. Where did you source the stock from?
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Thanks. I have had this stock for quite a few years, I think i bought it in the US ? Numrich and Sarco in the US list them, but I cannot vouch for the quality. The Numrich one looks like an Auto Ordnance version. I believe Marstar was selling the Italian repro for $325.00 recently, but they are out of stock. You could get on their notify list for the next shipment.
 
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