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Thanks butlersrangers! Now for some liquid wrench.......

I have an 1898 rifle that has been cut down to carbine length. It has a 1901 carbine rear sight. Can anyone tell me what the lever is for at the front of the sight? Windage? She shoots right on at...

Not really surprising there were no bids on the item. Gunbroker seems to have a lot of overpriced firearms.

Don't sweat it.... There are a lot of " Fraken-Krags" out there. We love them all!

You might want to check your photos. You uploaded pics of your kids, Bourbon Street, and various parts of an M-1 Garand.:D

Thanks for the advice. I haven't put the handguard on yet as I'm still staining it to the right color. I'll follow your advice for taking the stock off prior to putting the hand guard on.

Given enough Liquid Wrench and time....the screw comes out!

I have a 1898 rifle that was cut down to carbine length and is missing a hand guard. i ordered a new replacement hand guard from an outfit in Georgia and it appears to fit. I need to remove the...

September 1899 production

Look for the P (for proof) mark forward of the trigger guard on the bottom of the stock.

Springfield did not annotate on their records which guns were carbines and which were rifles as the serial numbered part, the receiver, was common to both. There are ranges of serial numbers...

30-40 ammo works better! The ammo is seasonally produced by Remington and Winchester so it may be tough to find at your local ammo store. I buy mine on-line and pay about $1.75 a round with...

There are a number of folks who make replacement barrels. One is Criterion
.30-40 Krag Barrel
The stock is interesting as it appears to be an 1898 carbine stock, with the saddle swivel on it....

Your rifle was made in April 1903. The Krag finished production in Novemver the same year. you've got one of the very last ones. congrats.

Still hoping to hear from him. I sent it to him before Christmas, perhaps the mail is slow.

Open the butt plate. The last soldier the rifle was issued to put his name, rank, unit, and home address in it. My K-31 had the information and courtesy of Swiss phone books on-line, I found the...

Thanks John, it seems to be a little different than a Springfield 03 sight. I'm learning there are a lot of "Franken-Krags" out there and I guess I have one of them but I bought it as a shooter...

I would appreciate your guess as to what this front sight is. As you can see, the stock was modified. It was very well done and aside from the obvious wrong barrel band and shape of the wood...

Thanks John for the quick reply. The front sight has a band around the barrel that attaches the blade front sight. I'll send some pictures when I get home. The cartouche on the stock is a very...

Howdy! I just found this forum and joined. I just bought a Krag 1898 carbine with a 1899 stock and a M1901 carbine sight. S/N 123023. According to the serial number, it was built in August 1898. ...