Yes, the recoil pad took some of the kick out of the recoil.
I have some other nostalgic firearms, including a Mannlicher-Carcano with a folding bayonet and an Arisaka that still has its chrysanthemum--those were mostly knocked off the rifles when they fell into American hands following WWII.
144 posted on 10/19/2012 8:24:01 PM PDT by Fiji Hill
(Deo Vindice!)