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Marvin · 03-27-2002, 06:43 AM

Hello Johnny,

I guess the RIG did it's job as a rust preventative though. I have seen some pistols ove the years that had the hard "varnish" like goop on the inside. I have no idea what it was, but there was no rust underneath.

I have heard, but don't know if it is the truth, that RIG is a thinner version of Cosmoline. Has anyone else heard of this before? If any of you buy the old military surplus rifles from Turkey, Yugoslavia, etc., these rifles must have 10 lbs of Cosmoline on them. There is so much, you almost have to soak them in kerosene to get the stuff out.

Marvin

03-27-2002, 06:43 AM	#5
Marvin User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Upstate S.C. Posts: 1,132 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: RIG and Lugers Hello Johnny, I guess the RIG did it's job as a rust preventative though. I have seen some pistols ove the years that had the hard "varnish" like goop on the inside. I have no idea what it was, but there was no rust underneath. I have heard, but don't know if it is the truth, that RIG is a thinner version of Cosmoline. Has anyone else heard of this before? If any of you buy the old military surplus rifles from Turkey, Yugoslavia, etc., these rifles must have 10 lbs of Cosmoline on them. There is so much, you almost have to soak them in kerosene to get the stuff out. Marvin