It was covered in rust when I found it in his garage. I "browned" the steel and cleaned up the stock as much as I could with steel wool and my own blend of linseed oil / tru-oil. The stock is barely held together with a field repair. Its a complete piece of junk, but its a neat piece of history. My step-brother died before so I ended up with the shotgun. I also found a falling block 22 rifle that I was able to restore to "nice wall hanger" condition.