Stock identification.....

[M1Garandy]

I found a pair of double diamond wood 1911 stocks. One side has 11 rows of checkering, the other side 13.

Would that make one side Springfield and the other Remington-UMC?

These have age and enough wear that I'm confident that they are originals.

Thoughts?

[Johnny P]

Can't say without seeing the stocks, but Springfields did have 11 rows of checkering, but both late Colt 1911 and Remington-UMC had 13 rows. Your chances are much greater that the 13 row will be Colt.

[M1Garandy]

How would I tell the difference between late Colt and Remington-UMC?

Thanks.

[Rick the Librarian]

Here are pictures of the grips that M1 Grandy asked me to load:

http://www.fototime.com/78CB6C926BC20C8/standard.jpg

http://www.fototime.com/3C91FC855D20CD6/standard.jpg

[M1Garandy]

Thanks for posting my pictures Rick.

Any thoughts on ID?

[Johnny P]

They both look like Colt to me. On one you can see the heart shape cutouts from a late 1911. In Clawson's Collector's Guide he shows the Colt stocks to be 15 rows ±, so there is no reason the 13 row Colt aren't 13± also.

[M1Garandy]

Thanks Johnny.