Originally Posted by
floggist
My thoughts are that you need to be sure what the original finish was. If it was straight oil, fine, but if it has any kind of stain, you may well end up with a patchy finish. I would hand sand it all off starting with fine and ending with very fine it you are sure it's not stained. If you block sand the nibs down it will stop you ending up with an uneven finish.
Let's face it, from the sound of it you have little to lose and you can always get it camo dipped or painted if it doesn't work out.