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Hi there.

I have just been reading the thread about "oil draining from the wood of a weapon" am now I am wondering how best to clean/maintain the wood/metal of my gun?.

As can be seen, I have some nice metal engraving/wood on this antique weapon and I do not want to damage it by using the wrong cleaning/lubrication solvents....

Please give me some hints/tips how to maintain it propperly.

William2:

I believe revdocdrew has some tips on his info pages at: http://www.picturetrail.com/gallery/view?username=revdocdrew

Kind Regards,

Raimey
rse

Thanks Raimey, but here it is
http://www.lcsmith.org/faq/cleangun2.html
And I've become a believer in the barrel down storage method after trying it and finding cautiously applied oil having migrated to amazing places over time.

revdocdrew:

Why don't have it on your info sheets, or do you?


Kind Regards,

Raimey
rse

btw, it worth the risk of trying to removing/lessen the scratches in the wood using the heatin iron method metioned on some websites?

My understanding of the steam method is that it is useful for dents in the wood where the fibers have not been cut. Scratches generaly have to be addressed by refinishing the wood, assuming that the scratch is serious enough for that project. Otherwise it's just the character of the gun coming out.

You wrote "heating iron method". I assumed you really meant steam. A hot iron wood be wood burning - no?

Indeed, I failed to mention the wet cloth BETWEEN the heating iron and the wood ;).

I will visit the local gunstore this evening to see what they have in the Murphy's Oil Soap/ Myland Friction Polish catagory of products. I doubt that these product will be readely available in Dutch shops...

hmm, can't find Murphy's Oil Soap/ Myland Friction Polish over here in Holland.

Are there other products that I could use safely ?

You may find the oil soap in a grocery, hardware or furniture store. it tends to come as an amber liquid in a plastic bottle in the US. It is advertised a lot for it's ability to clean wood floors and furniture. It woul probbly be located in the area where they sell wood care products and such.

The first step is to lubricate no more than is absolutely necessary. Most guns damaged by oil have been over-lubricated. Keeping the gun clean and dry, and stored in a good environment, is 99.5% of maintenance.