Finish on an 11'43 Rifle

[Ms15710]

Not sure you can contribute the stock color to cosmoline. The grain of the wood is open I would expect if there was cosmoline present these would be filled.

WRA 2347492 below Philippine return rifle

https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...I09m_y7A-1.jpg

Apologies if that was not clear, but Jim was correct in that I was referring to the finish of the receiver, not the stock.