New Krag, but modified

[andiarisaka]

I think you should just enjoy it as is, they can be surprisingly accurate. But some guys just gotta go restoration. That'd be pretty costly. You'd need a new barrel, available from the CMP for less than $200, a new forearm to graft on, around $70, another rear sight and its screws, maybe up another $70, shop around for that, and a minor repair to the wood on the left side, easy enough to do. Oh, upper band, they sometimes bring upwards of $100 now. Also a reproduction handguard, another $70. Maybe another front sight stud and blade too. The Pacific receiver sight that is on it could bring up to $70 to help finance part of the restoration. Also rear sling swivel, and middle band with swivel, stacking swivel for the upper band you'll have to buy. So you'd have around $600 to put in it, plus your initial investment and likely never get anything like that out of it.