Thomassen:  The hand-guard can be salvaged (if not returned) by removing some wood from the rear of the sight opening so that the hand-guard can be slid forward to almost make contact with the barrel band.  The spring clips will keep the hand-guard in place and the slight gap at the front of the sight will be unnoticeable.  Some wood should be removed from the rear of the hand-guard since the hand-guard on a Krag does not completely cover the receiver ring.  The hand-guard can be reshaped behind the rear sight to give the slope Dick Hosmer referred to.

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