M-44 piece of missing wood...

hogdogs · September 30, 2013, 08:20 PM

A friend showed his to me and I immediately notes two barrel bands out near muzzle under side folding bayonet... There was a groove in the wood forestock and no wood under bands on top of barrel...

So i looked at google images and it appears there is a piece of wood missing. I am guessing this wood was fore hand to hand use to protect the hand from a hot barrel...

My buddy thought they might be retainers for a cleaning rod or something...

If it isw missing wood, can I buy just that piece easily?

Brent

LarryNTX · September 30, 2013, 09:50 PM

http://www.aimsurplus.com/product.as...rds&search=m44

tahunua001 · September 30, 2013, 11:52 PM

this is the handguard. not necessarily for hand to hand combat use but all military arms of the era used them, at least partially. some only extend half the length of the barrel or so but most run the entire length to the bayonet lug. I don't see that it would be too difficult to find a replacement though you would more than likely have to buy a complete stock set just to get the handguard.

September 30, 2013, 08:20 PM	#1
hogdogs Staff In Memoriam Join Date: October 31, 2007 Location: Western Florida panhandle Posts: 11,069	M-44 piece of missing wood... A friend showed his to me and I immediately notes two barrel bands out near muzzle under side folding bayonet... There was a groove in the wood forestock and no wood under bands on top of barrel... So i looked at google images and it appears there is a piece of wood missing. I am guessing this wood was fore hand to hand use to protect the hand from a hot barrel... My buddy thought they might be retainers for a cleaning rod or something... If it isw missing wood, can I buy just that piece easily? Brent

September 30, 2013, 09:50 PM	#2
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September 30, 2013, 11:52 PM	#3
tahunua001 Senior Member Join Date: July 21, 2011 Location: Idaho Posts: 7,839	this is the handguard. not necessarily for hand to hand combat use but all military arms of the era used them, at least partially. some only extend half the length of the barrel or so but most run the entire length to the bayonet lug. I don't see that it would be too difficult to find a replacement though you would more than likely have to buy a complete stock set just to get the handguard. __________________ ignore my complete lack of capitalization. I still have no problem correcting your grammar. I never said half the stuff people said I did-Albert Einstein You can't believe everything you read on the internet-Benjamin Franklin