Guns from the 1960's, 1970's and 1980's seem to have a very thick layer of high gloss varnish, why is this?
On the internet now, on GunBroker, Auction Arms, and GunsAmerica, they now give high quality close up photos of shotguns and rifles. I prefer older guns from the 1970's. I notice, however that in that era, they REALLY like high gloss varnish on their guns. They were very shiny. Was this put on to protect the finish of the gun, or was a hunting rifle just expected to be beautiful and shiny back then? And they would have white spaces on the butt pad, and end caps on the grip, and different wood on the tip of the forearm.
I also notice they were willing to put recoil pads as a stock item on non Magnum rifles back then. I never see that any more. Why is that?
It protected the wood and it was 10 times more pleasing to look at then the crap they have out now.
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