I have just bought an Eddystone M1917. Although the woodwork is in good shape it's a little grubby and so I should like to clean it. So what was the original finish.

Although I have other rifles this is my first US rifle of this age. If it was a Lee-Enfield, I'd wipe it over with white spirits to clean it and then follow up with some linseed oilicon.
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