Bought a Portugese contract Mauser a while back that was in a sporter style factory stock that is marked inside "Made in Italy". Anybody recognize it? I will probably try to sell the stock and would like to know how to describe it. This is the only picture I have right now. This is not the original barreled action/bottom metal for this stock. That's all I know.

There was an Italian company called SILE that made many Winchester stocks during the 60-90's. I saw them sold through Gun Parts Corp. It is possibly one of theirs.

Thanks, Dennis. I'll explore that trail.

The picture says more than any description would.

JMHO...

I'm betting it was made by SILE. I have a new Lee Enfield sporter stock around here made by them

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Originally posted by montea6b:
The picture says more than any description would.

JMHO...

Agreed. It's a pretty nice stock given the dated styling and rather amateurish checkering pattern. Quite nice figure and decent inletting quality. Just thought knowing what it came off of might interest a couple more potential buyers.

The possibility it might have come from SILE doesn't seem to help much so far.

I believe we may have a winner! A quick search on Google images turned up both Hussar's and 98 Mauser PH rifles with very similar stocks. Give that man (thirdbite) a cigar!

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thirdbite: There's enough wood on there that I was able to shorten the forend and reshape it, remove the rollover comb, reshape the cheekpiece and remove a little more wood here and there. It didn't look bad after I finished, altho I lost the checkering on the forend

I've done the same thing with a Hussar ZG47 and Brno ZKK Weatherby-style stocks. At first glance it doesn't look like there is enough meat but actually there is to make a European-style sporter. I added ebony forend tip, opened the grip, added a steel grip cap, solid recoil pad, straightened the comb and shaped a pancake cheekpiece. Yes, you loose the checkering, but no real loss.

As thirdbite and Glen71 opine, I would swear that stock comes off of a mid-'60s Parker Hale "Super" model.

Almost certain it is from a Parker Hale rifle, and yes, the checkering would be no great loss.

Assuming this stock is from a P-H Super, does anyone know how the PH triggerguard compares to a K98k TG at the front action screw? This stock is wearing a military K98k TG, locking screws and all. I wonder if the inletting has been extended forward of the front action screw to fit it.