I am a little bit at a loss to determine how the grip markings were made. They do look more like engraving than pantograph, but the termination of the lines is very odd. If I were to venture a WAG, I would say that it was pantographed with a ball cutter rather than the usual straight sided or V cutter. The irregularity of the lines might indicate that the template for the pantograph was hand made. Could be modern or it could be a field or shipboard expedient.
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If it's made after 1918...it's a reproduction
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