..............Would you clean the stock? If yes, how?
Why remove the varnish and refinish? Frankly I would leave it alone but with the photos shown it is hard to say that, I haven't seen it in person.
it looks like brown crap smeered all over the wood.. Not pleasing at all. and not original.
Personally I tend to be conservative in such things, less is better, as from experience and observation, for every 10 rifles "restored" 9 are worse off, some ruined.
................... I would strip re-stain and re-age the stock.....................
Got this sniper rifle at the SOS.
Danzig 1918 semi turret for Goerz 4x scope.
Would you clean the stock? If yes, how?