SA/GAW Cartouche question

[Jmd62]

Hey guys,

I need your keen eyes please. Is it me or does the "S" in the attached cartouche look like it has been gone over? The darker portion looks a bit wonky and I think I can see a lighter outline?

Thanks!
James

[RCS]

SA GAW cartouche which was used as a rebuild stamp in 1944 (maybe linger) on a Winchester stock plus other photos

[Rogue5]

Hey guys,

I need your keen eyes please. Is it me or does the "S" in the attached cartouche look like it has been gone over? The darker portion looks a bit wonky and I think I can see a lighter outline?

Thanks!
James

Yeah it looks like who ever had this prior tried to make an S stand out. Where did you get the stock?
At least you have one with markings, mine doesn't.

[Jmd62]

Yeah it looks like who ever had this prior tried to make an S stand out. Where did you get the stock?
At least you have one with markings, mine doesn't.

I'm glad you see it too. I don't own the stock, but I was curious when that S caught my eye.

[Rogue5]

Were you planning to buy it?

[Jmd62]

Actually I'm not, just trying to educate myself on these cartouches.

[lapriester]

Hey guys,

I need your keen eyes please. Is it me or does the "S" in the attached cartouche look like it has been gone over? The darker portion looks a bit wonky and I think I can see a lighter outline?

Thanks!
James

Actually I see nothing there that would indicate what you are implying. Cartouche stamping was not a fine science and often done imperfectly. Some even appear to have double lines, missing lines, uneven lettering, unusual positioning, even done upside done in rare examples. The Cartouche pictured looks quite authentic to me. Especially, inside that dent, you still see a remnant of the original stamping. That would virtually be impossible to create.

[Jmd62]

Actually I see nothing there that would indicate what you are implying. Cartouche stamping was not a fine science and often done imperfectly. Some even appear to have double lines, missing lines, uneven lettering, unusual positioning, even done upside done in rare examples. The Cartouche pictured looks quite authentic to me. Especially, inside that dent, you still see a remnant of the original stamping. That would virtually be impossible to create.

Excellent, thanks for your 2nd set of eyes!

[lapriester]

Also note the absence of the Cartouche upper vertical line. That indicates a typical uneven stamping job and that's also why the upper part of the S is more faint. That part of the stock is not perfectly flat so uneven stamping was pretty common with a Cartouche as large as that.