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Originally Posted by allen newell
I have a 410 Ithaca that I picked up for short money. Had Ryan Cullity strip and oil finish the stock as the original finish was crazed and ugly. Came out very well. Ithaca put nice wood on these early sxs's
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The early NID period Ithaca Gun Co. catalogs state the stocks and forearms were "oil finish."
1928 Catalog, Field Grade, Oil Finished underlined.jpeg
By 1929 Ithaca Gun Co. catalogs "oil" is gone replaced with "highly", "finely" etc.