The rest of the thread made me go back and check the 1892 sporter again. The 1901 pattern rear sight has the "C" mark on the base and the leaf is graduated to 2000 yds. I'm guessing the person that...
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The rest of the thread made me go back and check the 1892 sporter again. The 1901 pattern rear sight has the "C" mark on the base and the leaf is graduated to 2000 yds. I'm guessing the person that...
Snapped some photos that hopefully help. There is a curvature to the barrel crown, making the crown it slightly recessed. I measured the barrel with the cleaning rod against the bolt face (with bolt...
Good info to know! Would it be likely the original rifle barrel was cut down or were these ever re-barreled/converted by arsenals to carbines (where the rifle rear sight was simply left on)?
Or is...
I was able to snap some pics of the 1896 Carbine - I'll add the 1898 Rifle soon.
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Hi 'butlersrangers', I had purchased a lot that contained three Krag rifles, what appears to be an unmolested 1898 rifle with bayonet, an unmolested 1896 carbine - and this 1892 sporter. I can't be...
New to Krag rifles but did some research. Any identification help would be much appreciated.
From what I can tell, this would be a M1892 rifle with 1901 pattern rear sight that was cut down to a...