Ct, If it were mine I would probably leave it as is. It looks like it has been sanded and refinished with LinSpeed oil or something similar which is just a bit too shiney for a millitary rifle. The damage is done however you could dull it up a bit by rubbing it down very lightly with fine steel wool. If you must refinish the stock please search Milsurps.com (upper right of this page) for methods of stripping and refinishing without sanding anymore off the stock. BLOicon could then be applied. Peter Chadwick has posted several illustrated threads on this subject. Definitely don't touch the metal as the markiings and finish are really quite excellent! Salt Flat