Looked rather good before you began, but not to worry. Many people 'restore' to a slightly tidyier version of what they started with. Presonally I always clean a lot of the old dirty linseed oilicon/gun oil/cosmolene mixture from my gunstocks, which some people regard as 'patina' but I just see as 'accumulated grime'. On the other hand I'd NEVER sand handling marks out of an original stock. Everyone has their own view on this issue. Military finishes were always 'sacrifical' to some extent, and heaven knows the Britishicon Army were happy to Suncorite everything in sight when the old finish was worn out.
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