Is this GHS stamp real?

[GUTS]

I have a chance to buy this stock and I only have this picture to go by. It looks to me that the bottom line of the box is too close to the letters and the period for the S is too far down. The leg of the A seems to line up too straight with the top of the H too. The picture is sucky and I just can't really tell. You will have to save-as the picture and zoom in that way. It looks like the crossed cannon stamp is partially there also. It would be nice if a guy could see the clip latch cutout but we can't. The grip cap looks like it has a piece added on the bottom of it, or am I seeing things?

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[Bill Hollinger]

If it is the top stock then no. That stock is not walnut. Other than that, nothing can be seen in this picture.

[GUTS]

You can right click and save the picture and then go into your pictures and you can zoom in on the stamp, that's the only way I could zoom in on it.

[Rick B]

There is no possible way you can tell if that is real without a close up. You are going to get screwed if you try and I do not trust anyone not showing a close up. Rick B

[Bill Hollinger]

Besides I DO think that top stock is birch.

Rick, how many GHS stocks were made of birch?

[GUTS]

I mostly wanted to see what you guys thought about the cartouche. I had it zoomed in with my photo explosion program but it won't save it that way for some reason. When you zoom in you can get a pretty good look at the cartouche, but without seeing at least the clip latch area it would dicey. I do agree with the risk of buying something that you can't actually hold in your hands but when I see things like this I always get a little exited. I don't think the stock is birch, I have a birch stock but I couldn't say if it's walnut either. Her is the close up. I didn't buy it, someone else payed $250 for it.

[browningautorifle]

I have an original and I wouldn't trade it for that one!

[Rick B]

No Birch made but this is one looks like Walnut. Problem is the S and H are to close together and the bottom line of the box looks to close to the letters. A closer picture would be better. I do not like what I see at this view point. Rick

[poiuyt]

These stocks look just like the ones sold at armsbid auction in Topeka KS on 3-3-11. If they are the stock in question has been stained (look at the butt plate end). It also looks like it has never had a stock ferrel on it either. I would say it is FAKE but just my guess.

[RyanV]

There is a piece glued in on the bottom of the pistol grip.