Just acquired this 1903, should I leave tgecstock alone or?

[Jaxson50]

As reimbursement for cleaning a large collection or milsurplus arms for a elderly friend he gave me two rifles,
This Springfield 1903 and a Enfield 1917 which I will post pics of in the appropriate forum later.
This 1903 has a build date of 1933, was covered in cosmoline when I received it. The barrel looks great, but the stock is a bit rough, I am considering refurbishing the furniture while preserving all the original stampings,
What would you do with this?

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[m1903rifle]

What is the serial number?

[mmppres]

Nice rifle. just clean with balistoil or gi bore cleaner an have dun leave it alone

[Jaxson50]

The serial number is 1420572,

[browningautorifle]

Nice looking rifle, I agree, don't get too overzealous cleaning. It looks great.

[Salt Flat]

Jaxson, The wood looks untouched and great to me. Nice patina on the whole rifle-- I'd defineatly leave it alone. Also it's a nice safe high number rifle if built in 1933! Salt Flat

[cplstevennorton]

If you touch the wood the value will go down. Collectors like the wood to look like that, and will turn up their nose at a cleaned up stock.

If you want top money out of it, don't touch do anything to it.

[Jaxson50]

Jaxson, The wood looks untouched and great to me. Nice patina on the whole rifle-- I'd defineatly leave it alone. Also it's a nice safe high number rifle if built in 1933! Salt Flat

Thanks for the opinion, I’m leaning towards just cleaning oiling and enjoying.

[CINDERS]

Give it a drink of RLO/Mineral Turps mix 50/50 and leave it alone as collectors want the patina as its part of the history of the weapon, I collect cartridges and so often see the cartridge ruined where the seller thinks a nice bright shiny one which is say 100 years old must be worth more dollars after being polished like a mirror with Brasso removing its history ??????????????

[browningautorifle]

a nice bright shiny one which is say 100 years old must be worth more dollars

So they remove it's case hardening/annealing lines. Nice...