Pilkington's sanded-in finish and a 50/50 mixture of pure Tung Oil and Marine Spar Varnish works very well for me, and the amount of "gloss", or lack thereof, can be easily controlled. I seriously doubt I'll ever refinish gun wood any other way. This graded Parker of mine was refinished this way.

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