Inland Stock?

[G26ster]

Currently, my Rock-ola resides in what I was told is an Inland stock. The stock was purchased separately. The stock has the faint remnants of a horizontal "HI" in the sling cutout, but has no cartouche on the right side. It also has a sans-serif "P" with no circle on the front of the grip, not on the bottom of the grip. I can find no reference to stocks with a proof mark on the front of the grip.

So, what do I have? A fake, or a USGI stock? I'm not too concerned, as it's just a holding stock until I find a correct Rock-ola stock, but when I do, IF I sell this one, I want to make sure I can advertise it as correctly as possible. Thanks for any info.

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[ScottR]

HI is Hilerich & Bradsby Co. for Inland, P on front grip is just a firing proof, most likely from arsenal rebuild.

Scott

[G26ster]

Thanks Scott. I saw the HI was Hilerich & Bradsby Co. (in Riesch's book), but the sans-serif P on the front of the grip threw me off, as I could not reference it.

[imarangemaster]

I just picked up an HI stock with a seriffed P on the grip, and it doesn't have CC or other cartouches either. It was a CMP take off that had a slight crack repaired professionally. Nice black walnut with BLO and a hint of wax rubbed in, too. I realize the CC and cartouche may have been sanded off, but were there HI stocks that had no CC or cartouche?

[painter777]

RM,
I'm not sure about early HI stocks. But have seen Early OI stamped I cuts with just the OI and Bomb in the slingwell, along with the circled P proof on the bottom of the grip. No signs of ever having a Crossed Cannon.
I have one here somewhere. I'll dig it out. I recall no flat spot on the oiler side, where any CC could have been sanded off.

Charlie-painter777