I don't have any photos handy, but a couple years back I picked up an 1891 Argentine Mauser (Ludwig Lowe) for my son. I was fascinated by the antique status, that it could be shipped directly to the house without a license (seller just wanted proof of age). All parts seem to match, it's in pretty good condition, it's a nice shooter (thanks PPU for still making this rd)... but the stock was sawed off to sporterize it. No bands, no handguard etc. Wasn't even a smoothed cut, it was a straight cut right where the middle band would be.

Someone told me these were done like that long ago and sold as deer rifles.

Thankfully, I just recently came across a used and complete stock, and have picked up just about all the hardware to restore it. Right now, all I need are the endcap front screws, and a sling.