Several years ago as a novice in this hobby, I bought (paying 3 x what it was worth) a "very late production, correct, and original" Rem 03A3 with a "rare" C-stock. (Quotations from the SoCal seller/shyster). The rifle was fully parkerized in dark gray and the pristine stock had every conceivable sub-inspector stamp forward of the floorplate as well as a beautiful FJA and crossed cannons. I soon realized I bought a fake but, sigh, a good education costs money. Later, I removed the stock and, sure enough, found the "Boyd's" stamp on the inside. The above stock looks a great deal like the "original" Boyd's on my former beauty. Offering full discloser, I gave it to my nephew and told him to use it as a deer rifle. No offense but I'll betchya the above rifle has "Boyd's" stamped on the inside of the stock.

And wasn't there a recent thread featuring a similarly faked star gauge on a WW2 barrel? It might have been from a Gunbroker ad.