I asked the manager of the business about 100 questions on the rifle and that was one of them. He looked at the end of the stock for me and I'm not sure he knew what he was looking for. I had told him to look for wood filler and a slight difference in color from a plugged hole. That has been my only concern on the rifle as the date on the left wrist of the stock is not present. So Im a little worried it may not be the original plugged 92 stock. Though I am feeling pretty good about it because it still has the early hand guard and the wood coloration matchs well. Thanks for the kind words about the rifle as well :)