Hi all....after looking at the stock on this NVA Sks....I was noticing it had a "texture" into a large portion of it. Almost from it being wrapped in a cloth that was soaked with some sort of chemical....like it was etched. I was looking at some other bring backs tonight and found a Chinese sks with the exact same marks in its stock as well. Have any of you noticed this in other bring backs as well?
Mine:
(http://i1263.photobucket.com/albums/ii622/padams88881/Mobile%20Uploads/20161029_223659.jpg) (http://s1263.photobucket.com/user/padams88881/media/Mobile%20Uploads/20161029_223659.jpg.html)
Chinese from Gun Boards:
(http://i1263.photobucket.com/albums/ii622/padams88881/sksbringback4c.jpg) (http://s1263.photobucket.com/user/padams88881/media/sksbringback4c.jpg.html)
(http://i1263.photobucket.com/albums/ii622/padams88881/sksbringback2c.jpg) (http://s1263.photobucket.com/user/padams88881/media/sksbringback2c.jpg.html)
If it is truly shellac.. shellac can soften and deform in temperatures around 110-120, the higher temp, the softer it gets. If wrapped in a dark cloth and left in the summer sun, it's possible it softened and took on the texture of it's wrapping.
High temps in Vietnam??? lol......Sounds legit to me. I'll keep looking for other BB's with these marks. I wish I could share what this thing smells like....good grief.
Looks like canvas seabag print to me.
I thought it looked like a seabag as well....or a sandbag maybe?
Sandbags of that time were more of a hairy burlap, or a finer cloth. Todays is more of a flat nylon weave.
i have the same on my T56... it kinda looks like orange peel...
(http://[url=https://flic.kr/p/MU1D77][img]https://c7.staticflickr.com/6/5443/30124637174_b583141292_k.jpg)[/url]023 (https://flic.kr/p/MU1D77) by michaelfox74 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/10383091@N06/), on Flickr[/img]
mike