22LB mag in a 1942 Savage No4 Mk1*

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I am definetly heeding your words of wisdom Peter and am doing my best to "preserve" rather than "restore" this No.4. This rifle hung over a wood stove for a lot of its existance which dried out the wood but fortunately did not crack it. Following some of the fine posts in this forum, I lightly cleaned and applied linseed oil to the stock as directed. I prefer to keep the honest dings and scrapes as this is the character of a war-time firearm. The metal was in great shape with only light corrosion.

Besides the .22 magazine installed, the rifle appears to be in its original configuration as it would have been when it was retired from service.