Mystery of the greasy grimy green gun.

[Bob in OHIO]

An untouched, uncleaned look inside.. reveals a green mystery. It almost seems like powdered paint. This is one of more untouched rifles I have.... and is also an easy "thumb pull apart". There's a term I learned from Turbo Archie. Hey, where is TA these days, anyway?

Back to the green mystery, not only is it found forward near the barrel step, but also mid-rifle around the recoil bolt.

Any thoughts?

 

[pzjgr]

No idea, but gorgeous rifle!

ETA...Know someone who works in a lab? Take a small sample and run it through a GC...

If I still lived in Buffalo, I'd have my GC guy run it....

 

[MIKEMC]

Its a Chemical reaction of dissimilar metals. Usually storing lead near by can cause this. Why you shouldn't store open ammo near guns. My K98 safe had a mystery green film and slime appearing on metal parts. I removed the old ammo that was also in there and it went away.

 

[mowzerluvr]

I've seen something similar over the years on rifles I've owned. Being color blind keeps me from seeing it's green. I always thought it was a dirt/grease, time accumulated mess and leaned it off not thinking anything of it.

 

[Bob in OHIO]

Its a Chemical reaction of dissimilar metals. Usually storing lead near by can cause this. Why you shouldn't store open ammo near guns. My K98 safe had a mystery green film and slime appearing on metal parts. I removed the old ammo that was also in there and it went away.

Hmmm, maybe. I do understand the dissimilar metal chemistry.... but kinda doubt this is what we have here. The inside of the wood is raw and white like a baby's bottom as there was minimal entry of O2 to oxidize the innards, and I have never seen verdigris inside a barrel channel.

 

[moconfed]

I haven't the foggiest idea on the stuff, but I did hear from TA the other day. Said all is well, been busy at work!

 

[jack944]

Elm

Is that stock made of elm?

 

[Bob in OHIO]

Is that stock made of elm?

nope, walnut...

 

[mauser1908]

Damn that's a nice one, what maker?

 

[bowietx]

Damn that's a nice one, what maker?

I'll guess dot 43 880L. Green could be result of copper residue in a higher chloride environment. Had it been a laminate it could be attributed to the greenish glue in the dot laminate stocks around this time. Great looking rifle, dot rifles rule!!

 

[Bob in OHIO]

I'll guess dot 43 880L.

.... I think you cheated with the reference DVD!

 

[bowietx]

.... I think you cheated with the reference DVD!

Started with assessment of a great quality rifle with a walnut stock, figured dot and then with the DVD the rest was elementary (LOL). Great rifle and DVD!! Very interested in the green residue, based on areas of concentration could it be an element in the wood?