Model 1896 followed me home tonight

[jon_norstog]

Dragonfly,

You have a pretty decent restoration candidate. It still has the '96 rear sight. The stock is a cutdown and is more than likely the original wood - the carbine stocks had a different shape to them and a spring to retain the barrel band.

You can get restoration forearms and hardware from various sources. If the bore is good you could make it into a nice vintaGe match rifle. The sight may be worth more than you paid for the rifle. Most of the Krag guys moved back to the Culver page and you might try posting there to get more info.

good luck with your new Krag!

jn