Along with the research conducted by you and usabaker, my own indicates that many believe "oil" or "boiled oil" was the factory preference before the war. I even found one reference to the wood stocks being roasted at 360 to 400 degrees. I decided to go with the BLOicon treatment. The stock has been stripped and the 3rd coat went on today. After 7 or 8 coats, we will see how it looks. Each coat is being hand rubbed to generate heat during the application. After each coat has dried, it is rubbed down with 0000 steel wool wiped again with paper towels. I'm hoping it darkens up a little more but it will probably take a few years of oxidation to reach the correct color.