A question was brought up about how the "patina" may have been stripped away from the wood. Not wanting to hijack that thread, I think this is a good opportunity for an experiment - the color, finish, and feel of the wood is all still there. Advantages of acetone is that it does not penetrate very deeply as it evaporates sooooo fast. Posts 8 and 10 here for reference https://www.milsurps.com/showthread....803#post489803
As I go over the rifle in my hands now, I see that the lighting in the final pics makes the result look lighter than reality. The pics were taken immediately after wiping off the raw linseed oilicon. I mentioned it should only get better as RLO does its thing over the next few weeks. For the experiment, I'll take a few more pics, and in different lighting too, for discussion and consideration.