Hello Cameron.
The late Dr. Austin Hogan, 7-year editor of Parker Pages prior to 2011, and oft times contributor of articles about various aspects of the Parker Gun, wrote and published two successive articles on original stock finishes. The first, "Some Reflections on Stock Finishes" (Parker Pages 1999, Issue 1) and later reprinted in Parker Pages 2017, Issue 3 and the second "More Thoughts on Stock Finishes" (Parker Pages 2000 Issue 4) was also reprinted in Parker Pages 2017, Issue 3 and both of these articles pretty much discuss the techniques and methods, including French polish, that Parker Brothers employed in finishing their stocks.
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George King, "That's Ruff", 2010 - a timeless classic.
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