Hey guys,

Have a stock on a rifle that I was told had been boned. Learned through posting on our last home that I had no idea what boning was (Thanks for the lesson Jim T.) . After studying 03's for almost a year now, think that the stock was scraped. It is dull and smooth (Think boning is a very shiny finish), it's on the rifle at the bottom in the last photo I posted here. Haven't seen another stock in person that has the same finish.

Could be wrong , but wouldn't think that soldier's in the field would or would be allowed to scrape a stock.

Remember scraping cow horns as a kid with a piece of glass, but know that wood workers use a piece of steel with a fine sharp lip to scrape wood to a very smooth finish.

Did armories or armorers wherever scrape stocks with steel or glass, and if so was this a common practice or specific to some period or service branch in the 03's history?

Hoping for a one term snakeoil salesman,

LB
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