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[Motiztab]

Hi to all, thias is my first post so please be careful with me!

A couple of years ago i brought back from the Somme area of France a GEW K98 relic of WW1 age. It cost the grand total of 12 euros! Now for the passed two years i have been painting it with a oil/petrol mix trying to let it soak in and slow the rust. Now it has been mounted on a custom English Oak mount with Walnut surround. So its just about ready to go on the living room wall. My question what can i paint it with that will not:
1 change colour
2 damage it

Thanks

 

[gothica7]

Hi there,

welcome to the forum, how about a clear varnish or just several coats of beeswax polish? This is all i use on the grens i dont shellac.

Andy

 

[Motiztab]

Hi,
Clear varnish if matt finish sounds good. Beeswax , i feel its to far gone for that as all the wooden stock has rotted away so its just the rust/pitted gun metal left.

 

[waffenamt]

Hello and welcome to BOCN,dont worry as we are a friendly bunch(most of the time!:xd

Any chance of a picture of the item please so our lads can assess it better for you?

cheers

waff

 

[Motiztab]

waffenamt,

I have posted a couple of thread under Members Collections but have not worked out how to post more than 5 at once, I do have about 20 close up shots for the guys to have a look at but cannot find a Gallery?