original wood finish on a M95 Steyr Mannlicher rifle???

[louthepou]

Hi folks,

Ok, I tried my best on my own and failed to find info on what was used originally as finish on the Steyr Mannlicher stock. Would anyone here know? Please

Lou

 

[mkrnel]

Originally was only a oil based finish, what type of oil is unknown, probably raw linseed.

 

[louthepou]

Thanks Mkrnel, very much appreciated. Got a replacement stock for a M95 which is more or less coming back from the bottomless pit of despair, can't wait to try her out at the range!

Lou

 

[mkrnel]

No Problem Lou, maybe I will see you there with it, they later in their service lifetime also had shellac finishes applied after arsenal rebuilds.

 

[smellie]

The oil that the Germans used was straight Linseed Oil with a bit of red in it.

You can get it from Mauser-Oberndorf in amounts from 4 ounces to 5 litres. They just all it "Schaftoel": Stock Oil.

I would suspect that the Austrians would hae used something similar.