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K98 stock question

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#1 ·
Hello,

I just got to stocks from LGS.
One walnut , one laminate.
Laminated one has "strange" hole above the trigger and 2 holes under bayonet lug.
What is it?
I have not seen this before.

Thanks.
 

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#3 ·
It's a "Yugo rework" with a hole for a crossbolt to correct a split in the action area and also it's been shortened by the Yugo's so the bayo lug cross pin hole was moved rearward.
You will need a shortened handguard to match the shortened stock if the one you have is full length.
 
#5 ·
Some say they were re-enforced to make them a dedicated grenade launch platform..
Perhaps the Yugo's had enough experience with different stock's makers to anticipate which brand and/or year laminate would tend to separate in the action area and they were preventing the impending split.
White glue laminate stocks were (or are these days) well known for delamination.
 
#6 ·
It looks from the photo to be a non-modified hand guard with the stock. Those are actually the same overall length as the standard K98k hand guard, but have the step for the lower band re-cut further back to align with the shortened stock. Also a note, that stock, if indeed shortened, was meant for the K98k with a shorter Yugoslavian made replacement barrel, and won't fit a std. K98k barreled action well. Photo shows modified HG on top.


 
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