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Originally Posted by fernando
I don't recall where in my imense (?) library you can read that, Portuguese flintlock trade "Lazarinas" were exported to Africa (Angola) with a reddish paint in their stocks, aledgedly to prevent them from wood worms.
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It is known that many of the early British sea service muskets had the stocks and barrels painted black to help protect against the salt sea air.
Here is one of those trade locks I believe was used with those "Lazarinas". It's a crude copy of the Portugese locks.
Rick