(1) Please define "unaltered". Don't hang too much on the stock, since we know that most existing examples are reassemblies.

(2) How in hell do you establish "bookends" for 1898 Carbines? Much as I hate to say it, SRS (or another contemporary source - hopefully you have found some) is all there is, beyond personal examination of a given barreled action in a "believable" area - which is still a crap-shoot.

I'm happy with mine (131024) too - there are several nearby.

I'm also on my "Olympic break" (yes, I'm a junkie) so will be keeping a low profile for a couple of weeks.