Last February I purchased a Model 1899 carbine from Cabela's in Lacey, WA. It obviously was not all correct (cutdown 1898 rifle stock and an 1898 rifle rear sight). The price was less than $500 and my Mil. discount took the price down even further ... so I jumped. I almost purchased a 1898 carbine stock from the internet but it went before I had the funds. I was able to replace the rear sight with a 1901 carbine sight (I am still in sticker shock at the price of carbine parts).
The purpose of this post is the cutdown stock. This stock has been sanded heavy. No stamps visible but the cutout insert is visible at the tip and the grasping grooves are very shallow. The wrist is very thin, much like a 1896 stock but the bolt cutout shows it to be a 1898.
The wood does not appear to be walnut, it is lighter. I have no information pertaining to Krag stocks being anything other than walnut.
Opinions?
In the photo I have included a 1898 Krag rifle for stock comparison purposes.

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