Just this week I took delivery of an 1898 Krag, converted to fire the .22 Lovell R2.  (So it's a single shot, even though it has a bolt. Forgive me. I'm obsessed with Lovells. Therapy hasn't helped.)   

Then I opened my Journal.  The buttplate on this rifle looks awfully like the Niedner buttplate depicted in Joseph's article.  I have removed it, and it turns out to be a slightly hollow steel stamping.  Does that comport with a real Niedner buttplate?  

Trying to get some pictures, but the light inside is too poor, and outside on the porch is not much better.  And it's starting to rain.  The ones in the gunbroker listing aren't too bad.  (You need to Login or Register to view media files and links)

???

Phil