Brian I can't thank you enough. I recently bought a 10 gauge hammer gun and upon taking off the metal butt plate there were three numbers on the butt of the gun that did not match the last three numbers of the serial number. My heart sank thinking it was not the original factory stock even though it looked like it had been there since 1884 when the gun was made. I just took your advice and took out the trigger guard screw. There, what to my surprise was the serial number matching the serial number of the gun. No other markings such as who stocked it but I am still great. Thanks for the suggestion. It sure worked for me.
Dennis
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