Soaking old stocks in kersoene to remove years of diet, oil, grease, etc.

[USGI]

I am looking for constructive comments and informed critique to an old practice used to clean dirty, dusty, greasy, grimy, oil stained, sweat stained and just plain well "used" wood stocks to military long arms up to 150s year old.

Here's a link with recommendations on cleaning 77-80 year old M1 Carbine stocks - don't know how it works on stocks 150 years old, though. Scroll down to post #47 - written by a buddy who "has done a few." - Bob

https://www.milsurps.com/showthread.php?t=64929&page=5