The method I will describe herein is based on more than 40 years experience working with wood and furniture refinishing and more than 20 years cleaning and restoring Luger grips.
I have used this method on more than a hundred pair of grips ranging from almost gone and black as the proverbial ace to nice grips [...]
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Cleaning and Restoring Luger Grips
Refinishing Garand Stock
The M1 Rifle was originally manufactured with one of two finishes: linseed oil or China/Tung oil. Towards the end of WWII the linseed oil was supplanted by Tung Oil, a finish which was used, I believe, during ’50’s production. M1 Rifle refinished stocks were, however, generally refinished with linseed oil.
In all cases the finished stock [...]
M1 Garand Restoration
Restoration starts with an examination of the receiver, not only for serviceability and safety, but for its markings. It was the practice of the U.S. Army’s Ordnance Corps to mark a drawing number, which also served as a part number, on most major parts of battle rifles until the end of the Korean War.
German WW2 Small Arms
This is a slideshow showing you all the major small arms used by the Germans during WWII (I know I forgot to add the Walther PP and the MP41). I worked very, very hard on this. I welcome people’s questions and correcting me on guns I might have missed. However, if your going to be [...]
