Greetings, all.
I took the butchered/altered handguard and put it on my less than perfect 1902 made 1898 Rifle. From that less than perfect rifle I took the unmolested 1898 handguard and installed it, along with the 1902 rear sight on 474807. The match in color and finish is, well, perfect. 474807 is now a really top end 1898 rifle and we are the only ones that will ever know that 474807 was not born with that handguard.
My go to rifle has been an 1898 with the 1901 rear sight, that sight has been getting harder and harder for me to use , especially under certain light conditions, hence my move to the 1902 rear sight.
Thanks for the responses.
"A man with a tractor and a chain saw has no excuses, nor does he need any"
Me. "Consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds" Emerson "Consistency is the darling of those that stack wood or cast bullets" Me.