The red look was actually milspec. The Garand for example was required to have the stock dipped for a certain amount of time and then hung to drip before being wiped down.
I assume whatever they dipped it in has some of this hint of red stuff this stuff I use in it.
I don't know if they were stained and then oiled or it was a mixture one time thing but I have to believe it was one dip and done.
Most military stocks have that reddish dark look to them, my 17's and 03-A3's had it too.
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