So, a total of two on the forums so far?
They were always sold at a much higher price then the "other " M39's at the time. They were recognized as "harder to find" even back 5 years or more. Doesn't surprise me that they are harder to find because of the original asking prices (which I though was way out of line).
Now for the story how I got mine:
Walked into the local gun store here and was looking at the meager offerings on the used rifle rack. Very few (maybe 10 at most) rifles and even less Milsurps. As I knew the guy who owned the store and he knew I watched that rack he said, "want to look at a piece of junk I took in with some other rifles from a woman today?" Well of coarse I did. Out came this M39 stock, then a barreled action, then a cigar box of parts. He said the old lady told him it was her husbands that passed away. He had it apart after buying it and he was getting "ready to put a nice finish on that dry old stock". It was complete but just disassembled ..... right down to the bolt and every part. The shop owner didn't want to put it back together and take the responsibility of it miss-firing or something so he told me he would sell it to me as "parts". $175 (right around $200 out the door for me with taxes). I remember thinking..."don't show any emotions". Normally I don't buy firearms made after WWII ( My collection is WWII or older back to the Rev war and beyond and is the reason I don't have any of the year numbered M39's), but for this price, it was coming home with me. I took it home, screwed it back together and took it to the range the next day. Great rifle. Very very accurate barrels.
I always wondered if it was appropriate to be "
happy" the old guy died before he was able to slop urethane on that stock or not. So I just say it was "fortunate" it was never touched.
Dolk
Oh well life goes on as they say! Bill 
