Earlier HW97K Blue Laminate ?

[Deleted member 49222]

Camera is down for a bit, but I have a HW97K blue laminate in .177 with an earlier stock design. What years did they run the stock style without the sand bag cutout and not angling in the front of the stock which gives the feathered look of the laminate layers? From what I found on you tube, guessing this style ran 5 to 10 years ago? Pictures are just screen captures shots from U-tube posting - not mine, but darn near looks the same.

 

[ChuckHunter]

Need a serial number to get year of manufacture!
And those cutout stocks have only been showing up in last year or so I believe.
James from Michigan

 

[Deleted member 49222]

Found it ... Your Weihrauch product was probably manufactured in 2005 - 2010. https://weihrauch-database.eu

 

[Mycapt65]

All the stock blanks are similar in panel thickness. The shape mostly determines the feathered look you're talking about. Color density does affect it a little. Color density of the different color panels occasionally changes by era. They started deep, then got pale. Probably a cost and time saving process. Deeper coloring requires more dye and I imagine more time to air out. Luckily it seems newer stocks are returning to the deeper colors. There's probably only a few maybe, a couple manufacturers of the laminate blanks. You will see the same color combinations repeated by several gun and stock manufactures under different color names.

The bag rider cut out is post 2020. Or there abouts

 

[Deleted member 49222]

Interestingly, my new acquisition has orange in some areas. I kid you not, orange! Just in a couple of spots. I'll follow up with some pictures soon.