Original SA SPG cartouche

[RCS]

There has been a lot of fake stuff around for years, these are the early SA SPG cartouches as found on
large over small hole stocks with the drawing number

[Jersey Devil]

Great pics!
The first thing that jumps out at me is how thin the stamping is. Would you say that's a common identifier on how to tell the fakes?

[RCS]

No, it is the size and shape of the letters and box. Early SA SPG stocks were stamped closer to the butt plate
because the crossed cannon stamp was not used until SA GHS. Even the early SA GHS did not use the crossed
cannon stamp