First off, Ridolpho, rereading the last post I came off a bit snarky and a bit of an ***, and im sorry. That wasnt my intention.

Second off, for some reason my camera and my computer aren't cooperating with each other. the crack in the rear of the forestock is in the center portion of the bedding behind the trigger mount, beneath the strengthening band, and extends diagonally through the thinned portion from top to bottom, almost exactly 2cm from the left side of the wood +/- 3mm variation. having never done stock work like this, any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thirdly, as I was stripping off the chipped and beaten paint, I was examining the parts for wear, defect, cracks, etc.. most of the parts, I'd say a good 80%, have a dull gold or dull bronze colored patina underneath. any ideas on what it might be or how it might be affected by a blueing?

Again, thanks in advance!