I don't know how a person could ever disprove that it wasn't what it says it is? I once had a walking stick that was made from segments of wood, attached together with metal ferrules. One day, while looking at it, I discovered that the segments came apart, and within one of the ferrules there was an tiny folded up piece of paper stating, in old script: "That the wood had been cut from Mount Vernon...". I had to believe that was the truth, since I had no way to prove otherwise.
(Ray; I just looked at your website. Interesting items, to say the least. I see you even managed to get your photo taken with two of our Senators, past and present.)