Lets see if this will show proper size. The HRA here has a step on the wing and IHC has smooth undersides. The stars appear a bit smaller on a IHC. The Arrows are closer to the bottom of the box on the IHC. There are enough differences here that it is strange. By the way I in no way say this is fake at all. I just know that I have seen a ton of after war rebuild period Overtons that were in Birch and Walnut with large back porches. I also know for a fact that Winchester was still making Stocks after WWII after talking to a worker who remember being there after WWII. Their is no reason HRA may not have contracted this also and Overton roughed in the stocks for them. All possibilities but most probably HRA had Overton make rough them in and they finished them. Clearly with the Overton V-notch they made this stock initially. It very well could have been a rebuild that SA used. The door is open way to much to say anything positive at this time. I know that Scott DUff had something going a few years back on this as someone seen them at CMPicon. The problem was I think they said HRA made them for Overton but that is not possible. Overton would not make them, send them to HRA then send them to IHC. I am just thinking off the top of my head here so take all of this at face value for now. . I need a clearer picture of the DAS on this stock and I can do a all around comparison. This pic may be enough that I am way off base also because depth of the stamp can cause differences along with a blurred picture like we have when blown up. Rick Bicon



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Ok, here are the three together and I am starting to wonder if HRA later had a different DAS. I never really put much thought into this until now. All of the heads look differnet. Rick B