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Perhaps someone spliced a carbine stock tip with the barrel band retainer onto a cut down...

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At long last I received the carbine back from CMP. At the gunsmiths suggestion and statement that they get better results I opted for a relief cut and silver solder rather than a dovetail (results a...

I spoke with a fellow at CMP custom shop and they are familiar with and have done the dovetailing and soldering of the Krag front sight. I am on the waiting list for the work to be done. They also...

I saw four Krags this week end. Only one had the original sights.

Thanks on both fronts. Now I know which cutoff to seek. And I will not loose anymore sleep wondering where that hideous sight came from.

Any wagers on weather or not I will find a dovetail under...

Another bit on which I need some expert advice. Which of the magazine cutoffs is appropriate for the 1899 as I need a replacement?

Short / long / long rifle?

It looks as though the barrel may be a replacement as the current sight base does not seem wide enough to conceal the original sight dovetail.
Thoughts?

Sight appears to be home grown and pressed on. I hope the recess/dovetail is still usable if so a new appropriate sight is in order.
Perhaps have a go at shortening the stock to the appropriate...

The bore looks good. Sight not carbine.

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I think this must be the case. Any opinions on correcting the...

Sorry I thought I had included this photo.
Krags seem to have been one of the most messed with (for lack of a better term) rifles out there.
Very odd piece.

I will double check the measurement but a cursory measurement indicated 22". I checked a couple of references which indicate the 28xxxxx
is in the range of the 1900 carbine production. Not...

This one followed me home. I did not know I was diving into the deep end of the pool.
Lots of variations, mixed components, mysteries, legends and myths it appears.
Here is what I have determined...