New 1942 Mosin, Still covered in cosmoline :) Brass hand gaurd metal on it.
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Im thinking I may leave it in the cosmoline for abit. Bolt moves nice so I am happy.
I think all it would need is the shellac stripped with alcohol and reapplied, However...... I don't know if I have the heart to do it. Or if I should.
where you get them from?
I have 2 as well, it is just random luck. They used to make the caps out of copper and brass well before WW2 and during refurbishment some newer rifles got them from the parts bin. They would be most fitting on an 192X converted dragoon rifle. I would say the stock is actually in great shape it just needs to be stripped with denatured alcohol and have the shellac reapplied. Shellac wears off quite easily with use.
One from Wholesale and one from Lever, I think. Its been a while. Both are in excellent shape.
I have been looking at the best choice of shellac to match the original color I have and I think it would be garnet shellac.
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Don't need to worry about matching the colour, you can just strip all of it off and apply. The Russians used basically whatever colour was on hand at the time, from lighter amber, dark red, blonde, etc.
