US equivalent to Waffenfett

[Robenstein]

Originally Posted By: jjjxlr8
Your new rifle will be better off if you don't put anything at all on the wood. If it gets really dirty, wipe it off with a barely damp (or just dry) towel. No need to but any oil on it unless you are planning to drag it through a wet battlefield.


Depending how dried out the wood is, a damp cloth may be a bad idea as it would raise the grain. I always just use a cloth dampened with odorless mineral spirits to clean mil surp stocks. Works much better than water and wont raise the grain. I once got a MAS36 from a fellow who made that mistake. Had to take the stock off, steel wool it smooth and then apply some thinned BLO to correct the mishap.

 

[Sequoiasoon]

I don't know if if would apply to something like this. I recall every couple years using teak or rosewood on my parents wall unit that they bought in Germany. It was always a weekend long project. Oil all of it, let soak, wipe off excess. 50 years later and it still looks amazing.