its time to leave the toilet paper and go back to business!
get a package back from a miss who cut checkering, its woman work here.

the chassepot stock and because it was a good opportunity the stock of my M 88.
bought this rifle years ago, the stock was brocken once and fixed with a oak wood piece from both sides.

before

and now

you see the new made checkering hide the break very good, the oak wood seems now very ligthish

have to grap it with dirty hands, blackpowder best

this is the chasspot stock, allready oiled with 40 years old suhl gun stock oil

start to brown the small parts, small things like screws will get fire blueing

checkerring was made like we see it on dreyse stalking rilfes

paying less than 200 euro including shipment, thinking its fine