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Firearms >> U.S. Military Krags >> How to restore the stock finish or look ? http://www.kragcollectorsassociation.org/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl?num=1559341661 Message started by fourbore on May 31^st, 2019 at 10:27pm

Title: Re: How to restore the stock finish or look ?
Post by AFJuvat on Jun 5^th, 2019 at 4:03pm

butlersrangers wrote on Jun 4^th, 2019 at 6:06pm:

In the late 1920's, Springfield Armory stopped using Logwood Stain, in an economy move. This changed the appearance of the wood on U.S. Military Arms.

Possibly, 'AFJuvat' has a later 1903 Springfield stock in his photo.

*Edited for brevity.

My 1903 is a RIA SN#40181X. It was finished at Springfield Armory in 1928, so it is likely post logwood.