[DASC]

“AV3 21811” on the stock of a ’42 B Barrel M91

I know that AV3 means this 1942 B-Barrel M91 (1895 Hex Receiver) probably passed through the "Arms Depot #3" from what I've seen on the web, but given that the rifles serial number is 41913, does the 21811 have any significance (i.e.: unit number, or something similar)?

I have to stop poking through rifles of I could be up all night!

Thanks in advance for any ideas.

 

[DudleyDR]

AV3 stock serial number 21811. DDR

 

[Pahtu]

I spent some time on mosinnagant.net & tried to figure out the wood type on my 1940 Tikka M91. The wood appears to be walnut, but the site says the stocks were birch? The wood grain is different from the other M91's I have in the ole collection. Any thoughts?

Pahtu.

 

[DudleyDR]

Nutwood? DDR

 

[Jim7]

if it's a finned up US or French stock then it would be walnut... i also remember reading somewhere that the finns got some walnut from germany which was used to make stocks

 

[AWO425]

This is one of the stocke made from german blanks, got two of those.

 

[Vic]

I spent some time on mosinnagant.net & tried to figure out the wood type on my 1940 Tikka M91. The wood appears to be walnut, but the site says the stocks were birch? The wood grain is different from the other M91's I have in the ole collection. Any thoughts?

Pahtu.

Its nutwood which is basically a translation of the name-hickory.

 

[Pahtu]

"Its nutwood which is basically a translation of the name-hickory."

Thanks for the info, I appreciate it - I have another AV3 stock that bubba tried to cut down to 91-30 length - Other than being ruined for a M91 stock, it is in pretty much the same shape since it left Finland & will make a nice replacement stock for a bubba'd M27 - Too bad I sold Gil my only bubba'd M27 =+O

Pahtu.