Sweet. I know there are those that are into unaltered vintage firearms. And I wouldn't alter one myself, but vintage sporterized military arms will have their day in the sun. They filled a need and can be unique in themselves. I'd own unaltered arms if I could budget myself better. For now I've got a M1898 Mauser, M1891 Mosin Nagant, M1917 American Enfield all vintage sporters. And my recently acquired sporterized M1896 Krag tops it off. All shooters. And if your Krag was passed down, priceless. My M1917 was my Dad's and it will be passed on, I've got 5 sons.