Nagant 91/30

[tbonesmith]

Just for reference since the original poster asked for photos, here is my m91/30 that had the shellac removed with methylated spirits, then refinished with raw linseed oil, since it was what I had on hand.

Hmmm... that rifle looks familiar...

[Capt Mil Coll]

Oh and bty a Nagant is a pistol a MOSIN is a rifle.

[Angrypirate]

Hmmm... that rifle looks familiar...

Funny that, is it owned by this guy?

[Patrick Chadwick]

Theres no point in me owning the rifle at all if I don't enjoy having and using it, and the shellac was getting in the way of that.

I agree 100%. And shellac is a very poor finish for repeated handling in oily/greasy conditions. I suspect the Russians may have used it for quick results - simply painting it on. I cannot imagine that they used the kind of method that was used on 19th century furniture - filling, smoothing, staining, feeding with - yes, you guessed right - a touch of linseed oil to "fire" the figuring of the wood before applying the shellac in a wearisome procedure.

I have done some shellac polishing on antique furniture, and compared with good old BLO, shellac is in the "look, don't touch" category.

Patrick

[Aragorn243]

The rifle looks exactly like one of mine too. I've done three with BLO, one came out with the same results as in the photo, one I stained a bit darker and the third I left "white".

I HATE the shellac but figured I'd try to keep it on the latest one that I picked up along with the M44 I have. I'd just like to get it more consistent on the 91/30.

[sovblocgunfan]

Never have been a fan of the shellac. More trouble than it's worth. Strip with Citristrip and apply BLO as discussed previously. I also apply several coats of paste wax to it after the BLO is thoroughly dry.