The gun was NOS when I purchased it,so yes,it originally had combats on it.
Though combats are my favorite factory grip,I find them a little coarse in design ,just like every other factory grip.I'm not a box guy either,so that was sold too.Yeah,I know-heresy to some of you. ;-) Virtually every Smith that I've owned,get the same treatment-Nills and a Boyt rug.
If memory serves,they went to members here at a fair price,which went a long way to covering the Nill cost.
Selling factory stocks and replacing them with Nills or Kuracs,(which incorporate a palm swell), is a no brainer to me.Sooo much better.