Thread: Wooden gun stock question..

Ok I'm getting a clearer understanding and thanks for the info Pixelfixed.

@jjsrp, Amen, brother.

I might add I shoot the non-sense out of pre-45 Mosin Nagats.

So this gun is 64 years old.....when I got it the other day...my wife was taking a picture of the gun with the I-Pad...and then the I-Pad slipped out of the I pad case and fell onto the gun from about 2 1/2 feet....put the ONLY blemish in the whole gun and cracked the screen on the I-Pad...could care less about the I-Pad. She feels real bad..and we are still talking..LOl

That forearm has already been re-finished,is not orig,just redo it,take the dent out.pce of cake.

Originally Posted by pixelfixed

That forearm has already been re-finished,is not orig,just redo it,take the dent out.pce of cake.

How can you tell ?? Iam the 4 th owner and I know the 3 guys that owned it before me and it's never been worked on.

Originally Posted by nessmuck

How can you tell ?? Iam the 4 th owner and I know the 3 guys that owned it before me and it's never been worked on.

The forearm has been sanded down,on the pre 64s you would not see a 1/16 in. of the reciever exposed.
Is no dark oil line between the reciever and the forearm, this has been sanded off, the color is not right, should be a dark brown.
Am sure it is a nice rifle but the wood has seen some work.JMO

Looks darker now..LOL

Nice pce,do not think the forearm is orig tho,again JMO

+1 pixelfixed

I would do nothing before geting advice from someone who can give advice on how to handle an antique piece. Generally, alterations such as reblueing and stock refinishing reduces collection value.

With that caution, I once had a battered military piece that looked like it had been hit all over by a ball peen hammer. A wet face cloth and steam iron removed most of the dents. A few that had broken the wood fibers did not raise that well. I sanded and reoiled the stock and it looked a lot better, but I am not certain that collectors wouldn't have screamed. Kind of like buffing an antique katana, looks shiny but value is gone.