Mine is a .50. It does have the German Silver hardware.I plan on replacing all the screws with oval heads.all the screws that go into the stock look like wood screws.which i know they are ,but,not the kind used on firearms.It's possible that the stock is maple ,however, it has a really light colored finish.It reminds me of pecan with a light finish.
never owned a maple stock,so I'm not really sure.The sights are really hard to see.
Thin silver front blade.Rear sight sight has so shallow of a "V" that you can't hardly see it.