Hi all,

I have a slightly beat up FN Mauser in 30-06.

The top of the barrel end near the receiver has been ground off where a crest is in some other examples I've seen.
It has a dull silver like finish with blotchy rust stains. The butt plate has evenly succumbed to rust.
The wood & metal fittings on it are a bit rattlely.
For all this, it shoots alright.

From this I assume that it might be one of these Naval parkerized Mausers that I've heard about.

My questions are:

Is there a simple way to at least ensure the preservation of the blotchy metal parts, maybe even clean it to a less distressed finish?
I'm not overly keen to polish or remove the finish, as I've no idea how to replate it.

Was the butt plate likely to have been pakerized? What might be a good rust removal and preservation method? I'm leaning toward "OOOO" steel wool until the rust is removed and an oil coating to preserve.

Cheers,

DeeBee
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