Walnut on Danish Garand?

[mikebaker1129]

The big question is does the serial # stamped on your Beech stock match the serial # on your receiver?
If the numbers do not match then do not worry about swapping the stock to a walnut.If they match ,then I would not do it.
There were Danish Walnut stocks that were converted from USGI and Italian wood with the dime size hole in the end of the grip.This hole held a stock disk that was a washer engraved with something and was held on by a screw. Someone was making repros of these here in the states just to plug the UGLY hole in the wood. I believe they were a brass washer and a brass screw.
I bought a set,I am not sure if I still have it or not.
I found it in my Italian/Danish box of parts. It is a brass washer marked : H. V I on top and 77 on the bottom.

 

[purple]

Some of the folks stateside were using a small Danish coin to fill the empty cutout in the bottom of the grip. Not authentic, but... I guess.

 

[can14]

The Danish Navy guns were the best of the Danish imports overall. Most of them appeared to be almost un-issued after the US re-built them. There were a number of Beretta M1's that were totally complete in un-issued condition. The serial numbers I got were pairs of 1 2 and pairs of 1 2 3 number groups. I also got BMR's the same way.