Couple of tips. If you click on thumb nail size photos they will enlarge. Usually if you click again they will enlarge once more.

Secondly someone suggested boiled linseed oil. The curator of the Springfield Museum who maintains a huge firearm collection, gave a very good talk on care and maintenance of older firearms. He stated that you really don't want to use boiled linseed oil as it is the basis for linoleum. He said you really would not want to cover your stocks with linoleum. As others have suggested, clean them with lacquer thinner and once dry, apply a coat of Renaissance Wax and buff gently. This is also good for the metal finish as well. Gun oil attracts dust and eventually dries up. The dust remains and holds moisture. Moisture on metal causes rust. This is why many older guns have a freckled appearance. It is also why we wax metal automobiles to prevent the rust.

Would still like to hear how the stocks and gun got reunited!!!

__________________
James Redfield
LM #497