It's normal for early M91 refurbs and M24's to have varnished stocks - not all of them were varnished but many were. It's not a nice high-gloss finish. It was painted on right over rough, imperfect wood.
No M39's were varnished in service. they were finished in pine tar and maintained with hand-rubbed oil thereafter. Probably flax seed oil as they got their supplies from Germany during the bulk of the war and Germany used flax seed as well.
No M39's were varnished in service. they were finished in pine tar and maintained with hand-rubbed oil thereafter. Probably flax seed oil as they got their supplies from Germany during the bulk of the war and Germany used flax seed as well.
