What is this krag. I know its a 1898 krag made in 1901

[Blag53]

It looks to be a rifle cut down to 24 inch barrel has the rifle stock cut down and fitted perfect with the bayonet lug I liked how it looked so paid the 400$ they wanted I don't know if it would be a vfw gun rotc gun legion gun or bannermans or armory modified gun its just like rifle but with 24 inch barrel any clues

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[butlersrangers]

Likely a local alteration for a VFW Drill Team or Color Guard. Check chamber to make sure it wasn't 'augered out' to take a .30-06 Blank. (It happened sometimes).

Photo of a .30-40 round fired in a crudely altered "Blank" chamber.

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[browningautorifle]

What is this krag. I know its a 1898 krag made in 1901

Pics would be priceless here...and like Butlersrangers says...