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01-03-2007 07:22 AM
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It's probably less sophisticated than that. Is the rifle a refurbed sniper? If so, it's normal to see a mix-match of wood color. If not a refurb, the handguard could just be a darker replacement to fix a damaged part.
Союз нерушимый республик свободных Сплотила навеки Великая Русь. Да здравствует созданный волей народов Единый, могучий Советский Союз!
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To be quite honest, I just don't know if had been re-furbished. I dated the parts and they are correct for the 1944 time frame, other than that I just can't tell. The top wood just looks tainted dark, but, match's the gun very well. Thanks-SDH
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Could just be that the wood under the shellac was darker too. I doubt the Soviets in 1944 cared too much about how well the colors matched up when they assembled these
Союз нерушимый республик свободных Сплотила навеки Великая Русь. Да здравствует созданный волей народов Единый, могучий Советский Союз!
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I got thinking about and wonder, maybe it got a sunburn. Doe's shellac get darker when exposed in the sun??-SDH
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No, shellac is supposed to be resistant to sun darkening - more so than almost any other clearcoat finish.
Союз нерушимый республик свободных Сплотила навеки Великая Русь. Да здравствует созданный волей народов Единый, могучий Советский Союз!
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Fair enough, just a thought. Many thanks-SDH
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