who made these stocks ?

Thanks for the info guy's .
Yesterday I figured it was toast , lick my wounds and find a new gun .
But Prosper and LeRoy nailed it , That Richards stock is indeed mine . The Mauser stock I picked up is inprinted " Bastogne Walnut " And they list a wood by that name and it darn near looks identical .
Only question I have now is that seeing its over a $100.00 and in the States do I need import / export documents to get a piece of wood ??
No the barrel isn't bent , yes it has a dove tail / woodruff key at the front for what I assume would've been the front sight band . Barrel including chamber is about 26" . the barrel doesn't have a serial number , flaming bomb yes and 7-18 below that . reciever serial # is 1145### . The reciever has definately been ground to allow room for the magazine . If by clip you mean the detachable magazine it was definately stretched about a 1/4 " ( magazine is marked Parker Hale cal magnum part # 32/223 ) +
Again , many thanks . With your help and knowledge this rifle will be together again . With out CGN it would've probably wound up in the dust bin .
 
Glad to see you are going to repair the rifle as it has some very interesting and desireable gunsmithing features. The barrel is original military; manufactured July 1918....is original length 26", 5 groove, left hand twist 1 in 10. Your barrel should be marked at the muzzle with the flamming bomb, date (7 - 18) and a letter...either "R". "E" or "W". This will tell you the original manufacturer of the barrel and most likely the receiver. The serial number looks like Remington...very good quality!

I suspect that the receiver was polished as it was ground to suit the scope bases and the barrel bead blasted. This would account for the different finishes.

Just a word of caution on a stock blank. The ones offerred by Richards Microfit or anyone else are semi inletted for the factory action and bottom metal. Yours will not work in these stocks as you have 98 Mauser style bottom metal on an Enfield. The Enfield bottom metal is considerable wider in the magazine area and deeper than your set up. You will have gapping holes around the bottom metal...not good!

I can make a tracing of 1917 trigger, mail it to you and you can overlay it on your stock to see the difference. Just PM me your address.....it's just a stamp and will save you a lot of grief.

Your best bet is to glue(epoxy) your existing stock together for a pattern; buy a blank and have it duplicated. If a quality duplicating job, the action should drop in without much work. You can reuse your recoil pad, tip, cap and swivel set to save a few dollars.

FYI, Ron
rgg_7@hotmail.com
 
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E = Eddystone. There is a very good stock maker in Vernon BC...had some good patterns and blanks......I cann't recall the name however I'm sure someone will know who I'm talking about.
 
I bought a stock from Don Robinson a few days ago, he is selling his stuff and really trying to retire but I think he's still doing it for a very short time and very limited scale still but don't quote me.
 
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