richard w. Posted January 25, 2011 Report Share Posted January 25, 2011 (edited) I purchased one of these last week after looking for a long while. I wanted one that hadn't been modified by the Finns. http://www.fototime.com/96ADC33F191095F/orig.jpg The markings indicate that it was manufactured by J. Legge & Co., whom Peter Laidler describes as being still in business as lockmakers. http://www.fototime.com/DA5DC28939A4894/orig.jpg I'm curious about a hole that's near the toe of the stock. There's only one, so I don't see how it could be a sling modification. Has anyone seen this before? Could it be a locating hole made to position the strip of steel in the bending press? http://www.fototime.com/B4FA00A105840B7/orig.jpg Edited January 25, 2011 by richard w. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commander bond Posted February 2, 2011 Report Share Posted February 2, 2011 I thought it was for dranage: there's a similar hole in the bottom of the metal dust cover. I purchased one of these last week after looking for a long while. I wanted one that hadn't been modified by the Finns. http://www.fototime.com/96ADC33F191095F/orig.jpg The markings indicate that it was manufactured by J. Legge & Co., whom Peter Laidler describes as being still in business as lockmakers. http://www.fototime.com/DA5DC28939A4894/orig.jpg I'm curious about a hole that's near the toe of the stock. There's only one, so I don't see how it could be a sling modification. Has anyone seen this before? Could it be a locating hole made to position the strip of steel in the bending press? http://www.fototime.com/B4FA00A105840B7/orig.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalbert Posted February 2, 2011 Report Share Posted February 2, 2011 Yes, I've heard that hole is for drainage. David Albert dalbert@sturmgewehr.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard w. Posted February 3, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 3, 2011 Drainage, yes, I see. Thank you, gentlemen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Sukey Posted February 3, 2011 Report Share Posted February 3, 2011 Drainage, yes, I see. Thank you, gentlemen. Not really, the sten sling has a hook on one end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoscoeTurner Posted February 3, 2011 Report Share Posted February 3, 2011 Drainage, yes, I see. Thank you, gentlemen. Not really, the sten sling has a hook on one end. The hook goes into one of the holes on the barrel nut. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nirvana Posted March 7, 2011 Report Share Posted March 7, 2011 I'm not sure why there would be a drainage hole in the stock... Looks to me like a locating hole for a bending fixture. My loop stock has the same feature... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m3bobby Posted March 8, 2011 Report Share Posted March 8, 2011 I'm not sure why there would be a drainage hole in the stock... Looks to me like a locating hole for a bending fixture. My loop stock has the same feature... Could it be for the little clip that holds the cleaning rod in the stock? I would expect there would be another hole if it was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard w. Posted March 8, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2011 (edited) I'm not sure why there would be a drainage hole in the stock... Looks to me like a locating hole for a bending fixture. My loop stock has the same feature... Could it be for the little clip that holds the cleaning rod in the stock? I would expect there would be another hole if it was. I don't have a loop stock with the clips to examine in person, but it looks like those cleaning rod clips are spot-welded to the bottom edge of the stock. (I borrowed this photo from GB.) http://www.fototime.com/7DA49870E3BAEFE/orig.jpg The hole in my stock is on the butt side, near the toe. Edited March 8, 2011 by richard w. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalbert Posted March 10, 2011 Report Share Posted March 10, 2011 I'm not sure why there would be a drainage hole in the stock... Looks to me like a locating hole for a bending fixture. My loop stock has the same feature... Could it be for the little clip that holds the cleaning rod in the stock? I would expect there would be another hole if it was. The hole is not for the clips that hold in the cleaning rod, as they are spot welded on. It's a drainage hole, which makes sense in a tropical climate, or any other place where it rains. If water were to accumulate there, the stock would easily begin to rust, and it's the most likely place for water to accumulate on the entire weapon, based on the design of that specific stock. David Albert dalbert@sturmgewehr.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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