No.4 Mk1 wood

[browningautorifle]

It might just be oil blacked Walnut Jim

I suppose, it could...but I'd be able to tell better after handling it. He says it's clean so I must guess it's free of oil. A complete look at this one might help. Maybe...he will... The grain doesn't look the same as the butt which is definitely walnut. Looks like Mahogany.

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[mrandig]

I suppose, it could...but I'd be able to tell better after handling it. He says it's clean so I must guess it's free of oil. A complete look at this one might help. Maybe...he will... The grain doesn't look the same as the butt which is definitely walnut. Looks like Mahogany.

The butt is definitely walnut; the forend is a straight grain wood like Mahogany, but doesn't have the same tint or take up BLO the same way. The forend was actually close to the color of walnut un-oiled, but with a light hand rubbed coat of BLO, it went almost black. It was so, so, so dirty when I got it, i went straight to oven cleaner and saran wrap - so it was cleaned to the point I was concerned about it cracking from drying out. I'll see if I can't post a few better pics.

Thanks!