Fake inspection stamp?

[CanadaCollector]

Just got this November 1941 M1 Garand yesterday and she sure is gorgeous. However someone has mentioned to me the cartouches may be fake. They seem to be the right type and size and I even went through the thread on fake vs legit ones. Everything seems fine to me, is it just wishful thinking?

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[Badger]

Perhaps this "sticky" thread helps in some way?

Inspection Stamp Quiz

Regards,
Doug

[browningautorifle]

I have one just a few numbers lower and it's not nearly so defined after 70 years, and I've had it since '76. We could use a photo expose' of the whole rifle though...(you'll get a definite answer on this shortly)

[Rick B]

Absolutely 100% real. As for determining these new , old, double stamp and so on means nothing at all. Being an exact stamp is all that counts. The on e I am comparing it to is even deeper and nicer and real. I have others that are even deeper and better than both of these. Rick B

[browningautorifle]

Now, how about some more pics?

[Claven2]

I'm sure rick is more expert than most, but to me the two S's look off and the crossed canons are wrong at the muzzles and there is an uncharacteristic field impression around the stamp as commonly seen on some repro stamps. YMMV.

[RCS]

Attachment 44115This was done around the late 1980's in Utah when the fakers in Rahway and Stone Mountain were still amateurs. Also WRA WB stocks were faked with cartouches in Utah at that time too.Attachment 44114

[browningautorifle]

uncharacteristic field impression around the stamp as commonly seen on some repro stamps.

Sort of where I was...BUT! There are some here I would never dream of arguing with, Rick B is one.

[Rick B]

Double stamp at the left is what has the Cannons muzzle end messed up. Very common The S is identical in all ways again the double stamp on my example made that look off but I like doing that so it causes people to look harder and not take the easy way out of calling it a fake do to double stamping. Here is a another example and keep in mind the slight angle difference in each shot causes letters to be slightly off but they still follow all the same lines. . Rick B

[Rick B]

In case you are still doubting and this is hard to do because again of different photography angles but I got it pretty good on this one. Rick B