Rcat- looks like a nice piece for the price paid.

The M1902 rear rifle sight on an M1899 carbine is never appropriate from Springfield Armory but looks nice. The cost of an M1901 carbine sight can put you right where the value of this carbine would be with a more appropriate sight.

You'll want to check the barrel band to make sure it slides back further and locks into place behind the spring. Also, the top of the butt plate almost looks like it's loose or doesn't fit well.

Oh and a buggered screw is nothing to worry about. Better than no screw or the wrong one. I have lots of buggered screws on good Krags.

The worse thing, by far, is the screw in the receiver. That is unfixable for a collectible. It's nice otherwise but I usually pas on anything with a drilled and damaged receiver. It can be filled and smoothed over but it's always there. Hard to match patina with some repairs.

How's the bore? Check it out well when you get it. Sellers don't always represent the bore well. Looking down the bore at a light tells little about how pitted it may really be. Hopefully it will have good rifling, though. I am a big fan of a good bore on these treasures.

Thanks for the input, guys.
I had a feeling that rear sight was wrong since that screw was buggered up.

The listing did say the buttplate was "damaged" but I have one of those in the parts bin so no big deal.

I can probably patch the screw hole to be a little more presentable.

If it has a good bore, I'll be more than happy with my buy.
I'm not a stickler for "correct" in my collection anyway.  Sometimes obsessing over every little detail takes some of the fun out of it.  I don't want a rifle fresh from the factory, I want something with history!

I'll update you guys on the bore condition and get some better pics when this comes in.

Lots of things to play with but the overall carbine looks nice for the price you paid. Good luck in trying to fix it up as best possible.

Here's a couple pics of the non-carbine sight:

I believe the butt-plate pictured is for a 1903 Springfield. It is too small for the Krag stock. (Try the fit of a known Krag butt-plate).

If it were my carbine stock, I would true up the stock's barrel-band shoulder, with a 'fine-file', to partially clean up the nicks and gouges in the wood. I would file the stock area, under the band, to reduce swelling for an easier band fit.

I would then remove a bit of metal from the rear of the band-spring shoulder and any burrs on the edges of the barrel-band, until things fit into place.

These steps would be made easier by removing the band-spring from the stock. The stock's recess for the spring could also be carefully cleaned out with the edge of a small file.

Dick Hosmer is correct on the butt-plate origin.

I guess the butt-plate is still full-size, so, that would make the stock most suspect.

A view of the interior wood inletting should tell all.

Are there three holes drilled in the butt trap for the cleaning rods?