I've been looking more closely at the "basket case" Model 1899 carbine I reported on earlier, and decided to delve into the sling swivels that are mounted on the stock. Mallory goes into the "history" of how a number of 1899 Krag carbines had these fitted. Naturally, I wondered if mine was one of these.
First, I don't have anything "invested" into this carbine - in the shape it is in, it isn't exactly a pristine museum piece. Second, as you can see by the pictures, the inletting isn't exactly first class, which would lead me to believe a former civilian owner did this, but I thought I'd seek the wisdom of the group.
The forward sling swivel:
The lower sling swivel: