Thanks, Dick. I have worked on three ‘junk’ Krags this summer:  Subject one was rigorously sanded from end to end with what would appear to be plumber’s cloth (rough emery) and was then let to rust to a uniform brown patina. Subject two met with strong acid (the stock may have been stripped without taking the rifle apart) and was mostly largely naked steel or remnants of non-original blue applied previously. Subject three was severely rusted and pitted, ground smooth, sandblasted and then let to rust again. So there will be no apologies from me for damaging ‘historic stock’. Remarkably, all three of these rifles have beautiful bores and shoot true which make them worth some extra effort to resurrect. I have dedicated much time into reapplying an antique finish by hand (no blueing tanks) – each a rifle is little different so as to match the stocks with which they are mated to.  For the most part, a coat or two of naval jelly would leave them pretty much as they were previously sans rust and sanding marks. I’ll upload pictures someday soon. My next project Krags are not junks however and be assured I am proceeding with extra caution…