Spent last night detail stripping and cleaning. Denatured alcohol and a scotch-brite pad took off the shellac from the wood and metal. It also removed the blue part of the finish. What remained was gunmetal grey and a lot of rust. Switching to kroil, I went after the rust. I completely stripped the lock, cleaning, de-rusting, and oiling. The stock got the mineral spirit treatment, two coats of boiled linseed oilicon, and a coat of Howard's Feed and Wax. The stock cartouche is now completely visible. I then put Humpty Dumpty back together again. Makes a nice companion piece to the M61 1861 Springfield.

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