Curiously, one of my Pocket Navys has an oiled stock. It s s#d to it to. In ink. These came out standard with varnished.
I wonder if Colt Industries did this intentional to keep with the spirit of how Colt back then did strange departures from the norm once in a while? There s other variations too that are more subtle. Walker stocks, loading lever release checkering ,.
Curious.