Hi Joe gunman has given you the correct finish used on 1950s 700s at Webleys the French polish used was Garnet French Polish and Linseed oil. The idea of the French polish was the shellac stopped the oil from soaking to far in to the surface so speeding up the finishing process and the Garnet colour darkened the wood a little. In the photograph are two Webley 700s of the 1950s each with the standard type factory finish the stock on the left has a Blond French Polish as the base fore the finish the stock on the right has Garnet French Polish base with a little red oil added to the finish top coats.
Webley & Scott 700s in the 1950s where a sound basic English boxlock shotgun made to a price with sound but plain timber and a finish to match.
