According to Franklin B. Mallory, "The Krag Rifle Story", page #75, the N.Y.C. firm of Louis Windmuller and Roelker furnished 13,000 stocks of Italian walnut in June, 1899.  "They were given a contract for 20,000 additional stocks in July, 1899".  (I do not know, but suspect, they were actually providing stock blanks to be finished at Springfield).  Attached photos show '1900' Italian stock above an '1899' American black walnut stock.

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