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Paul B. · April 10, 2022, 01:37 PM

I don't think any of the wood on that rifle is original. The butt stock is wrong for a carbine and It looks like a take off from one of the commemoratives. Also, the forearm is checkered and I don't think that was an option in 1949.

I was responding to a thread on another site just yesterday about an M94 estimated to have been made in 1944. Checking the list of serial numbers I have, there is no record of M94s being made from post 1942 until 1949. I think his estimate of 1949 is pretty close to being correct. Whatever happened to the original wood may never be known but I don't think any of the wood is original.
Paul B.

April 10, 2022, 01:37 PM	#7
Paul B. Senior Member Join Date: March 28, 1999 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 3,802	I don't think any of the wood on that rifle is original. The butt stock is wrong for a carbine and It looks like a take off from one of the commemoratives. Also, the forearm is checkered and I don't think that was an option in 1949. I was responding to a thread on another site just yesterday about an M94 estimated to have been made in 1944. Checking the list of serial numbers I have, there is no record of M94s being made from post 1942 until 1949. I think his estimate of 1949 is pretty close to being correct. Whatever happened to the original wood may never be known but I don't think any of the wood is original. Paul B. __________________ COMPROMISE IS NOT AN OPTION!