I bought 'a pig in a poke' today and successfully bid on a model 1898 Krag on GunBroker. The price was reasonable, probably because of the stock 'cut out' holes and lack of sights.

I believe the 1901 cartouched stock and hand-guard were altered to accept the fixtures for a Cummings Sub Target Gun Machine.

The receiver, #44573X, is a mismatch.  It is later (from 1903) and hopefully it has a good bore and was never compromised by attachment holes for Sub Target Machine fixtures.

It will be a curiosity when it arrives. I hope I got lucky!

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