Why some stocks are "black"

[Joe W]

Some of you may have also watched this video after watching the other one I posted but if you missed this one, here it is. Note how after repairing the M1, the whole rifle was dunked in what I belive was used motor oil. This would account for those real dark (black) oil soaked stocks.
Another thing worth noting is that these films were taken on D+16, when the battle was only half over.

US Marine Corps of 3rd Infantry Division Marines repair rifles at Ordnance small arms repair set up in Iwo Jima, Japan.

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