#5046 interesting cartouche.

[camstuff 0]

Here’s a new one, serial number 5046, looks like a nice clean possibly refinished rifle,  picture #12 shows an interesting cartouche though. 
 

https://www.gunbroker.com/Item/933728790

[ArtR 0]

While anything is possible, not one of the non-prefix rifles shown as USMC. Probably 'fake'

[Rarecat 0]

Yeah, I don't buy that cartouche at all

[Bruce Canfield 0]

Somebody went to a lot of trouble to ruin a good stock with a laughably fake stamp.

[eb in oregon 0]

I was going to shoot a message to the seller pointing out that the rifle was re-finished (and I'm positive it is and probably a replacement butt stock) and it had a fake USMC cartouche on it and he was asking a lot for a fake rifle, but what would be the point? I'd get back a load of rubbish or be ignored. And it is missing the front cross pin. Buyer beware.

[matconcrete 0]

Definitely too nice not to be refinished, and then the cartouche, to bad. Sell it for what is , a nice refinished 41. It will bring decent money as that.

I have seen “US” stamping on a verifiable USMC jsar, did all USMC jsar’s have that?

Phil

[Bruce Canfield 0]

The M1941 Johnson rifles procured by the USMC had no special markings applied.  There have been a number of nice rifles with spurious "US" or "USMC" markings added in an attempt to enhance the value and desirability.  Actually, such practices have the opposite effect.
 

[matconcrete 0]

Were these stamps added by armorer’s or after service owners or ?

Having trouble with photo, will find child to help. phil

[ArtR 0]

Most agree that these 'marks' were added post-war to 'attempt to enhance value'.

[Joseph Scott 0]

At the old large Pomona (LA) show , there was a dealer who made hundreds of different stamps.  Any country or name, inspector marks.  Two women were selling nice wood with faked stamps.  Some stocks have numbers which I believe were "rack" numbers from Nederlands or Argentina.