Refinish Swedish M38 stock back to original

[ghl1]

I have a M38 that somebody refinished the stock with a stain. It looks nice, however I would like to remove the stain and put an original finish on it. I was thinking boiled linseed or tung oil or a mix. Does anybody have an idea of what the original finish was.

 

[Dogfish858]

My guess is something like finn wax which is blo turpentine and pine tar in rough thirds boiled together and applied hot, then polished with a dry cloth or leather.

 

[cosmic]

I have several Swedes. One of them, an M96, was obviously restocked with new beech wood before release. The finish is certainly more modern than the BLO treatment - more like a medium walnut stained commercial satin poly-urethane.

 

[ghl1]

I will have to take the M38 stock off, clean it up (no sanding) and do a few test areas. Thanks

 

[petew]

see Tradex and get a new stock/used cheap. It is hard to remove stain as stain penetrates the wood. You can try soaking and scrubbing with thinners.

 

[ghl1]

Tradex is a good idea, I did not think of that. I will check it out. Thanks