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mjanway · 02-26-2011, 03:20 PM

I am quite fond of the Krag myself. I suppose it may be because of having to lug it around in the middle of central Texas during deer season some 40 or so years ago. It is quite a mixed bag that I really am sad I did not get more history on it from my Dad.

The barrel is a Model 1898 rifle barrel. The stock is a Krag carbine stock of unknown year. The barrel had to have been cut down from it's original size to 22 inches to fit the carbine stock without looking too funny. The rear sight and handguard were missing to accomodate a scope (modern day). I managed to obtain a 1901 rifle rear sight and handguard for probably what it cost to obtain a whole platoon"s worth of Krags when the 1903 Springfield replaced them. (And those were the cheap ones).

So I have a mixture of a Krag, but it is all Krag.

Jack

02-26-2011, 03:20 PM	#8
mjanway User Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Topeka, Kansas Posts: 54 Thanks: 31 Thanked 8 Times in 7 Posts	Krag I am quite fond of the Krag myself. I suppose it may be because of having to lug it around in the middle of central Texas during deer season some 40 or so years ago. It is quite a mixed bag that I really am sad I did not get more history on it from my Dad. The barrel is a Model 1898 rifle barrel. The stock is a Krag carbine stock of unknown year. The barrel had to have been cut down from it's original size to 22 inches to fit the carbine stock without looking too funny. The rear sight and handguard were missing to accomodate a scope (modern day). I managed to obtain a 1901 rifle rear sight and handguard for probably what it cost to obtain a whole platoon"s worth of Krags when the 1903 Springfield replaced them. (And those were the cheap ones). So I have a mixture of a Krag, but it is all Krag. Jack