Question About Wood Finish NPM Carbine on Pre98.Com

[Ironlip]

I'm no carbine expert, and never will be, but there are some here. There's a very nice looking National Postal Meter carbine that just sold on Pre98.com. My question is about the wood finish. Does that stock appear to be varnished or oil finished to the experts here. I think it looks like varnish, but again, I'm not the expert. If it is varnished the question becomes, was that standard on NPM carbines or any other makers? Here is the link:

http://www.pre98.com/shop/our-newest...ut-stock-mint/


I know more about Garands, '03's and trench guns than carbines. The former two were always oil finished. Stevens trench and riot guns were oil finished as well, but Winchester trench and riot guns had a commercial varnish finish almost to the end of production. The late war Model 12 trench guns that were factory parkerized were not varnished.