Good day all and merry Christmas,
I am curious about how the government and contractors finished stocks on rifle muskets. I presume it was a linseed oil finish. But does anyone know the details? Were they hand finished, dipped in oil, was the oil heated, etc? I would like to duplicate the process on some repro guns I have to look period correct. I remember years ago seeing the stacked musket "organ" at the Springfield Armory museum, with unissued muskets, but they had, as I recall, a lot of debris on them from the staff cleaning them I guess. What it was I do not know, but was orange in color.
If any of you have info on the original procedures, I would greatly appreciate it.
Thanks
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