Hump, Pics as Requested

[Orlando]

Hump
Heres a few more pics of the Rack Grade Woodless Dane you asked for. Has a VAR Barrel with MW-2 TW-3 . I handpicked her from the North Store
When I got it the park was completely gone as alot of the Danish returns were. I sent it to Tim for a repark (Dark Zinc) ,recrown and trigger work. This was back before Tim was rich and famous :) no website, no forum, just word of mouth.
Oh the days of the Woodless Danes, I sure miss them. Those rifles had alot of orginal WWII parts.

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f197/Garandlover/repark/MVC-007F.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f197/Garandlover/repark/MVC-002F.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f197/Garandlover/repark/Picture079.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f197/Garandlover/repark/Picture086.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f197/Garandlover/repark/Picture075.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f197/Garandlover/repark/Picture085.jpg

[paid4c4]

Bill, a very nice rifle. Like you I miss the days of the woodless Danes my first or second year of collecting I bought my limit and wish I would have done it the next year. You're also right about the good parts and you never knew what you were going to get. My best find was a woodless Dane my mail which came with an IHC op-rod and a WRA bolt, ah those were the days.
Bill

[Orlando]

Bill
Heres my best Woodless Dane find, another hand pick. As I remember everything was correct except for the Op Rod.
Wasnt really anything that unusual then to walk in and find a rifle with Lockbars
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f197/Garandlover/Feb1944%20restoration/Picture011.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f197/Garandlover/Feb1944%20restoration/Picture009.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f197/Garandlover/Feb1944%20restoration/Picture010.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f197/Garandlover/Feb1944%20restoration/Picture021.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f197/Garandlover/Feb1944%20restoration/Picture020.jpg

[melloman]

I remember when those were available for mail order thinking "what the heck do I want a woodless rifle for?" Now I have several extra stocks with nothing to put in them...

[Prince Humperdink]

Thanks Bill,it's a beauty for sure!
Ryan

[canes7]

I loved the Danes. VAR barrels, lockbars and uncut oprods were not hard to find.

[Prince Humperdink]

I also have a stock very similar to that.

[BRUTUS]

Bill
Heres my best Woodless Dane find, another hand pick. As I remember everything was correct except for the Op Rod.
Wasnt really anything that unusual then to walk in and find a rifle with Lockbars
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f197/Garandlover/Feb1944%20restoration/Picture011.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f197/Garandlover/Feb1944%20restoration/Picture009.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f197/Garandlover/Feb1944%20restoration/Picture010.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f197/Garandlover/Feb1944%20restoration/Picture021.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f197/Garandlover/Feb1944%20restoration/Picture020.jpg

Would a 2.57M have Type II lockbars? Anybody remember when the TYPE III started?

[Schriv]

That is a beautiful rifle.
I really like the tiger striped walnut. I don't think I've ever seen one like it before.

[Orlando]

Would a 2.57M have Type II lockbars? Anybody remember when the TYPE III started?

Yes TypeII are correct, Type III started approx 3 Mil

[Orlando]

I remember when those were available for mail order thinking "what the heck do I want a woodless rifle for?" Now I have several extra stocks with nothing to put in them...

If those stocks ever need homes keep me in mind :)

[jjones]

nice looking rifles, wish I would have had the money back then to buy my limit. but then the regular rifles weren't that much more than the woodless, if i remember right.

[toolman]

BEAUTIFUL!! Man this site(battle tested) is worse than porn. ALL these beauiful dolls ( rifles) to lust over! peace tooldaddy