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Whatever you do the gun will be run down by a prospective buyer. Either the stock's dinged up and too short or you ruined it by refinishing it. I'd leave it as is and I'd rather buy it as is...Geo
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The stock and the forend both have a lot of figure to them. I'm hesitant to use any products on it unless I was going to strip and refinish completely.
Pics of the wood (at least with the equipment I have) just don't do it justice.
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I would like to see that stocks figuring after being treated with Alkanet, though not to every ones taste I know but I feel it would enhance the woods figure contrast then it is rather a Brit thing to like Alkanet. I don't know how alkanet works but it really makes figure like that pop. I have to think that it reacts with the tannins in the wood.
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You'll like the Restor-A-Finish, Raconteur. It will give the wood just enough pop to make it more attractive without refinishing. No prospective buyer will be turned off by it. Any good local hardware store sells it.
Just wipe it on with a soft cotton pad, remove any excess, and you're done. Used it plenty of times on old finishes that I didn't want to alter.
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What was the original finish on Model 21 stocks?
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Proprietary varnish. What you see peeling off of Raconteur's stock.
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Some people might want it just the way it is. And anyone who buys that gun will be able to afford to redo it themselves, if that's what they choose. If you want to sell it, I'm guessing there are plenty of buyers for a nice gun like that, as is. I sure wouldn't discount it for some minor battle scars.
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