Type 38 With No Stock Grooves?

[vintage hunter]

No cross bolt at the forward end of the action

Never spied a T38 with a cross bolt, sure you weren't thinking T99?

I'd say it is a fair attempt at copying a T38 stock by a do-it-yourselfer

I tend to agree. Too many missing features and out of spec dimensions for it to be a professional job. As for the stock hieroglyphics I suppose it could be a Chinese DIY project.