butlersrangers wrote on Nov 14^th, 2017 at 7:23am:

I may be disbelieved and vilified, but, U.S. military stocks were at one time stained. This included model 1873, Krag, and early 1903 Springfield, and most earlier ML and breech-loading rifles. Logwood stain was used to give stocks a reddish brown coloring. The practice was discontinued at Springfield in the 1920's, as an economy move.

Did not know that.

Could you please tell me your source for this information?  Not because I am challenging it, but I would like to get a copy of it for my own records. :)