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Could anyone here help me with some information or expertise on the correct varnish for 1910's-1940's shotguns?
It does not seem to get covered in the shotgun forums much even though shotguns are about the only US military weapons that should occasionally actually have a varnished stock.
All I can seem to find locally are modern polyurethane based finishes and I haven't had much luck searching the vintage furniture sphere for information either.
Should it just be an oil based varnish?
You may mean Lacquer rather than varnish. Who is the manufacture of the shotgun?Quote:
Originally Posted by AD-4NA
Lacquer is the finish you seek. For a more refined custom look BLO is hard to beat on the old guns made with the quality lumber IMHO.
In this case we're talking about Remington. WWII Model 11's and Model 31's among others
Maybe I thought they used some kind of varnish because I was wrongfully misremembering lacquer as a not very durable finish until you gents got the old brain cells going.
Not to get too testy, but RLO/BLO is just not the correct finish on a few of these military shotguns.