re: So I was drinking & went to an online gun auction Browning superposed

Just getting back to this. There is no way to fix the salt wood problem other than replacing the wood entirely. At one time Browning would provide new wood for the original owner of the gun at least, they might still do it for other owners not sure. Problem is after all this time the metal under the wood can be trashed.

This is a good video showing restoration work for those that are interested:

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