Most G's particularly early G's, had great wood. To take out the oil soaking, the stock has to come off and be soaked in a degreasing fluid such as acetone. It will take off the finish, so the stock will need to be at least partially refinished, and partial refinishing will show against the rest of the unrefinished stock. You can pull some of it out yourself by heating with a hair dryer and wiping repeatedly, but if there is a lot, the stock needs to come off.
The barrel bulge is likely from somebody shooting a too heavy load in a light barrelled 16. Bulges are hard to fix but can be done. Barrel bulges often cause loose ribs. The fun part of these old guns is shooting them but to be most comfortable in doingthat you need to know at least the bore ID and preferably the wall thickness.
If an old gun that old is unusually bright and shiny inside, suspect honing, which decreases wall thickness.
The barrels need external refinishing to bring out the beauty of the damascus pattern.
Here's typical G wood and what refinished G damascus barrels look like.
Last edited by Bruce Day; 09-10-2010 at 10:43 AM..
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