07-06-2002, 10:35 AM
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| Senior Member  | Tiger stripe Mosins
Has anyone ever seen any of the stocks that bc of the way they were cut the wood appears to have a Tiger-stripe appearance. The histoical society has one of these on display and it is a beauty.
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07-06-2002, 02:41 PM
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My 91/30 has tiger stripes but only a few of them on the forend. The rest of the wood ranges from almost black to a light blonde. It has the nicest looking wood of any of my Mosins (or any other of my rifles) and really attracts attention. I dont know if the stock was changed when it was refurbished at the factory or not, but it sure looks like a more expensive wood than it really is.
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10-11-2006, 05:36 AM
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| Tiger stripe wood stock
The tiger stripe simply means that the wood came from the trunk of a very old very large tree. The wood in the trunk compresses due to the weight of the tree as it grows, much like what happens if you slam down a soda straw on its end while holding it in your fist. When the wood is cut this wiggley pattern emerges and shows up as "tiger stripes".
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10-11-2006, 05:44 PM
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My Finn Mosin M39 shows a bit of "tiger stripe" in the stock. I see it more often in Mausers though.
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10-11-2006, 06:09 PM
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Striping is very common in Finnish Mosins; it's one more reason to love 'em. Maybe the stresses on the arctic birch from the wind and the weather contribute to it. And I also read somewhere that the Finnish furniture and cabinet makers gave up their supplies of prime wood for the war effort.
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10-11-2006, 09:41 PM
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As a general rule of thumb, the harder the life of the tree, the more beautiful the wood will be. The next time you look out in a field and see almost any kind of tree that is all twisted and gnarled, you can bet that it will produce a gorgeous grain pattern if cut correctly.
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10-11-2006, 10:43 PM
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Up to a point, anyway. People who grow up always having it their own way and easy don't usually seem to come out with any real character.
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10-11-2006, 10:44 PM
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Up to a point, anyway. People who grow up always having it their own way and easy don't usually seem to come out with any real character or personality.
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10-18-2006, 09:01 AM
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I've got a Swedish Mauser that has beautiful tigerstriping on both sides of the buttstock but everything forward is straight grain.
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