I saw a last ditch rifle once that had the sling nailed to the buttstock. No sling swivel and no sign it had ever had one.
That particular rifle had an action body that matched one in a reference book that stated it was assembled on the receiver of a 1905 or 1915 calvary carbine with a bolt of a later configuration.
It was a very short version, a little longer than the regular carbines, and had a wooden buttplate. I'm not sure but I think it had no grip strap like I'd seen on most such rifles. My old blank firing trainer built on a salvaged older model receiver also had no grip strap and has a one piece stock. I don't remember if the last ditch rifle I saw had a one piece stock or not, but I think some of these used one piece stock blanks of inferior wood intended for the trainers or left over from earlier types.
Reshaped stock blanks meant for non Japanese rifles from captured Chinese factories and in other occupied territories is another possibility.
I think some last ditch rifles were assembled in occupied territories outside Japan using local slave labor. They'd probably be different in detail to the more common types.
PS
There are a number of variations of the Mum. Could be it has a Mum from WW1 or earlier.
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