Thanks Bruce . . . . .

Yeah . . . .it is a lasting memory since Uncle Jim passed.

He and I did a lot of shooting together . . . .on a rifle team and shooting many, many rounds of trap.

When he bought the carbine, it had no handguard . . . . .

So . . . he bought a relic-grade handguard from Numrich (New York) just to get the metal bits.

He was a very skilled woodworker, so making the wood guard was no problem . . . .

He very carefully removed the metal from the relic . . .INCLUDING the four rivets . . . .and installed them on this guard.