I'm looking for a drawing or diagram that shows the shape of a WWI era handgaurd. The type that would be originally fit to a c1918 rifle with a 779XXX serial number. Since the originals appear to be quite hard to find and in my case harder to afford.

With my woodworking skills I was wondering it there was enough material on the later more commonly available styles to do some reshaping shortening up the sight groove and sharpening up the angle of the slope. So that I would endup with a more accurate shape for my rifle.

Since the rifle is being assembled with a Reproduction Straight Stock with Finger Grooves from Dupage Trading at this point. (later if funds appear I will seek out a proper original stock for it) I just want it to look as close as possible to 1918.

I buy firearms to keep so I am not worried about maximizing the value of the rifle. Just want it to look right.
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