Yes the handguard is missing but fabricating one from an old m91 handguardVery nice and very hard to come by.
The handguard is missing, which is disappointing, but it's not that uncommon with these.
Thank you PatNice, congratulations!
These are painfully difficult to find, especially matching and all intact. Does your's have a one or two piece ejector? That's the difference between a /25 and a /26.
Take the time to look it over for additional numbered components. Mine is all matching and it seems like every single part is numbered. They didn't spare any effort on these.
Congratulations!
Pat