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Alaska94
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Before I make a bad purchase do you all think these are gumwood or walnut stocks? They’re advertised as walnut but I’m thinking gumwood.

Happy Thanksgiving all!

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Alaska94 said
Before I make a bad purchase do you all think these are gumwood or walnut stocks? They’re advertised as walnut but I’m thinking gumwood.
Happy Thanksgiving all!

  

I’m in agreement. Sure looks like gumwood to me.

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Alaska94 said
Before I make a bad purchase do you all think these are gumwood or walnut stocks? They’re advertised as walnut but I’m thinking gumwood.
Happy Thanksgiving all!

  

Positively Gumwood.

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Thanks guys!! ChatGPT agrees with you too 🙂

I’ll be passing on this set. 

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Alaska94 said
Thanks guys!! ChatGPT agrees with you too 🙂
I’ll be passing on this set. 
  

Walnut stocks for the Model 1894 SRCs are very uncommon, especially in the years 1906 – 1925.  Winchester with very few exceptions used Gumwood for the SRC stocks.  Of note, when a Model 1894 SRC was special ordered with a shotgun butt, Winchester used walnut instead of gumwood.

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Bert H. said

Alaska94 said
Thanks guys!! ChatGPT agrees with you too 🙂
I’ll be passing on this set. 
  

Walnut stocks for the Model 1894 SRCs are very uncommon, especially in the years 1906 – 1925.  Winchester with very few exceptions used Gumwood for the SRC stocks.  Of note, when a Model 1894 SRC was special ordered with a shotgun butt, Winchester used walnut instead of gumwood.
Bert
  

Here’s an example.  .32 Winchester Special or course Cool

I really like the large style buttstock on a carbine.  

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