Markings on My Inch Stock

Hvt98 · September 21, 2017, 13:30

Pick this stock up used from Numrich.

Indian and Pakistanis people can't read it

anyone knows which country? I know not Australia because no marking under the stock and they used roman letter #s

**tdb59** · September 21, 2017, 14:01

Possibly Nepal.

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Hvt98 · September 21, 2017, 14:42

Maybe Nepalese? Stock made in India?

enbloc8 · September 21, 2017, 15:45

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Originally Posted by Hvt98

Maybe Nepalese? Stock made in India?

I too was thinking Nepalese, but don't Indian stocks all use the ferrule like a metric type C stock?

From the comparatively small "hump" atop the front, I was thinking British.

Tattered · September 21, 2017, 19:44

It's a British stock that was contracted. Looks like an Indian to me. The Brits and I believe the Aussies as well had contracts with India. Some of the paint looks chipped, so maybe that's why they weren't able to read it?

G3isMe · September 21, 2017, 19:57

As tattered noted it is a Indian British inch stock. The writing is probably Bengali which is what I was told the writing is on my similar stock. The Indian manufactured FAL rifles do you use the stocks with a furrule but what I understand they did get British inch pattern rifles from England. Hence the painted inch stocks. In shameless plug I have about 4-5 of these along with Indian handguards and looking to sell if anyone wants one of these beauties....

... Huss is the Indian Guru around here and hopefully will chime in.

**Huss** · September 21, 2017, 20:35

I had several Inch stocks that were British that were marked very similarly. I learned from Mark that they were British for the Gurkas with bengali numbers on them. I had all mine refinished and knowing that now, I would have left them alone. Very cool piece of history there.

September 21, 2017, 13:30	#1
Hvt98 Registered FALaholic #: 80040 Join Date: Aug 2017 Location: Salt Lake City Posts: 109	Markings on My Inch Stock Pick this stock up used from Numrich. Indian and Pakistanis people can't read it anyone knows which country? I know not Australia because no marking under the stock and they used roman letter #s

September 21, 2017, 14:01	#2
tdb59 Does this smell funny ? Bronze Contributor FALaholic #: 63177 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: ironsman.com Posts: 9,832	Possibly Nepal. ................. __________________ "Go see some old friends. Drink some punch, visit with what's-her-name. Don't kill anybody for a few days -- see what it feels like." ...............

September 21, 2017, 19:57	#6
G3isMe Registered Bronze Contributor FALaholic #: 6530 Join Date: May 2002 Location: Clinging to my Guns and Religion Posts: 5,240	As tattered noted it is a Indian British inch stock. The writing is probably Bengali which is what I was told the writing is on my similar stock. The Indian manufactured FAL rifles do you use the stocks with a furrule but what I understand they did get British inch pattern rifles from England. Hence the painted inch stocks. In shameless plug I have about 4-5 of these along with Indian handguards and looking to sell if anyone wants one of these beauties.... ... Huss is the Indian Guru around here and hopefully will chime in. __________________ . “When you don't know how many you have... you might have enough........" 12v71

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September 21, 2017, 14:42	#3
Hvt98 Registered FALaholic #: 80040 Join Date: Aug 2017 Location: Salt Lake City Posts: 109	Maybe Nepalese? Stock made in India?

September 21, 2017, 19:44	#5
Tattered Registered FAL offender Contributor FALaholic #: 14096 Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Ohio Posts: 313	It's a British stock that was contracted. Looks like an Indian to me. The Brits and I believe the Aussies as well had contracts with India. Some of the paint looks chipped, so maybe that's why they weren't able to read it?

September 21, 2017, 20:35	#7
Huss Enabler Gold Contributor FALaholic #: 76224 Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Lafayette, Indiana Posts: 480	I had several Inch stocks that were British that were marked very similarly. I learned from Mark that they were British for the Gurkas with bengali numbers on them. I had all mine refinished and knowing that now, I would have left them alone. Very cool piece of history there.