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07-25-2009 12:28 AM
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it doesnt look like your carbine is US issue, a post WW II copy. you probably have a maple stock, maybe you might want to get a used military stock
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A darker stock color..
Zipper, you might try leather dye from Tandy Leather Co. I used it with good success on several birch stocks which had refused to "take" other types of dye. Good Luck..
Ed
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Zipper, welcome aboard. I was 12 years with the Kern County Sheriff's Office, now 14 years with the State. I remember well all the cool toys I had while on SWAT and I sure miss them. This is a great site with a great deal of knowledgeable people that are more than will to share it.
Your carbine sounds like a second generation Universal Carbine or a later Iver Johnson commercially made until long after WWII.
Bill Hollinger
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Universal color change
Most Universal stocks are made from Maple. Strip it with Fromby's or other similiar product. Find a bottle of Old English Scratch coat in dark walnut. Stain it just like you would with any stain. (Its a natural color stain) Let it soak in for a few hours. Brigh sun if you can. After several hours or until no longer sticky, Rub the Old English off. If not dark enough, add another coat. When it meets your color satisfaction rub in a few coats of boiled lindseed oil. There are many other methods but this worked for me. NO GLOSSY FINISH.
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Thanks everyone. Landtrain, I think you nailed it.
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Just wanted to add to Landtrains advise....give the final color coat over night or a few days to dry before you wipe the BLO on. Going on Maple....that stain will take longer to fully dry.
Final pictures are a requirement here......
Cheers
Charlie-painter777
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