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I could refinish it, but I feel that would be like putting mascara on Chesty Puller.
I'm not in it as a collector but if that factors in for you, leave the finish alone. You can't add 70 years back on.
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If you take a look at the CMP Garand forum, there are photos posted of some stocks that were really turned around with a little TLC.
Since Service Grades are likely to be mixmasters (not technically a bad thing, since that is part of the history of these rifles that often went through the arsenal process) refinishing them isn't necessarily going to hurt the value, unless you have a desirable stock cartouche or nifty trench art.