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Can't tell for sure from the pix, but aside from the added-on sling stud, I don't see anything amiss. As noted, grip looks like an Original, OEM Ruger item. I don't know of anyone making "repro" OEM Ruger folder hand-grips, but certainly possible.
IIRC, some screws on the Samson have different screw-heads as compared to the original Ruger folder, possibly including the attachment screw for the hand grip, as well as the screws that attach the metal folding unit to the wooden stock. OTOH, such screws are fairly easy to replace, so not definitive.
IIRC, Ruger uses a "K" prefix to denote stainless steel parts. IDK if the parts that Samson uses also have the "K". Which parts on the "mystery" stock have the "K"? Might be instructive to compare a
known original Ruger Stainless Steel folder with a
known original Ruger Blued folder, and see if the "K" is present on the same, non-stainless parts on the Blued Ruger folder. That might not be definitive, because if Ruger makes the parts for the new, stainless steel Samson, such "new" stainless steel "Samson" parts might also have the "K", due to the "K" being engraved into the mold for the parts.
OEM Ruger Minis which were
originally sold with a folding stock have a sling swivel mounted on the side of the gas block, as opposed to the standard gas block which has a sling swivel mounted at the bottom front of the gas block. In either case, not sure why someone would have gone to the trouble to mount the sling stud.