easyliven88
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Hello all, I won this in an auction and knew I had my work cut out for me. She's an all matching 43 Izhevsk, bore is awesome, wood is great...Except for the "Artist", who decided this ole warhorse needed some Urban camouflage...I'm not sure what kind of paint or how he applied it, but after some 0000 steel wool and mineral spirits, I was able to gently persuade it to get off my rifle. There is just a faint outline of the J or F that was near the butt plate, and hopefully with a little more will/elbow power that to will cease to exist. My issue is where some of the bold lines were there is a indentation in the wood, like he used a ballpoint pen when applying the ink/paint. So I ask you this, would you try to raise the grain and lightly sand the area or leave be? Also, some of the finish/shellac came off in the process of paint removal. Would you strip the whole rifle and reapply, or is there someway to "touch-up" the finish?
Also, when disassembling, I noticed these metal plates under the tang and trigger guard, I've never seen this before. Are these original? Thanks for all advice and comments...Please enjoy the Art...lol
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-...AAAAAFo/xF53nyTzDyY/w751-h563-no/IMG_2661.JPG
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/ij2YWU1fFVx_pYLPqZISh0nCmmS5qGe8fmtBjo1tTA=w268-h201-p-no
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/DLN2Dqg2oMImF3r0UT775n8rZNWjtCFnVhVdMcCsZA=w152-h201-p-no
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_TnvW3WJ38UHcRRzhavmFlKB3Xv2qYJHVfm_2A1CVg=w152-h201-p-no
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-...AAAAAE4/dsFYOnrMhPs/w422-h563-no/IMG_2666.JPG
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-...AAAAAFI/uCAz9txHbAQ/w422-h563-no/IMG_2664.JPG
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-...AAAAAFQ/ZT-6HEI0oO0/w422-h563-no/IMG_2663.JPG
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-...AAAAAFY/ftXH5Orl8f8/w422-h563-no/IMG_2662.JPG
Also, when disassembling, I noticed these metal plates under the tang and trigger guard, I've never seen this before. Are these original? Thanks for all advice and comments...Please enjoy the Art...lol
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-...AAAAAFo/xF53nyTzDyY/w751-h563-no/IMG_2661.JPG
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/ij2YWU1fFVx_pYLPqZISh0nCmmS5qGe8fmtBjo1tTA=w268-h201-p-no
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/DLN2Dqg2oMImF3r0UT775n8rZNWjtCFnVhVdMcCsZA=w152-h201-p-no
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_TnvW3WJ38UHcRRzhavmFlKB3Xv2qYJHVfm_2A1CVg=w152-h201-p-no
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-...AAAAAE4/dsFYOnrMhPs/w422-h563-no/IMG_2666.JPG
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-...AAAAAFI/uCAz9txHbAQ/w422-h563-no/IMG_2664.JPG
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-...AAAAAFQ/ZT-6HEI0oO0/w422-h563-no/IMG_2663.JPG
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-...AAAAAFY/ftXH5Orl8f8/w422-h563-no/IMG_2662.JPG