Unusual Krag modification

[andiarisaka]

You hit the nail on the head when you said Bannerman. Apparently they made quite few of these Frankenkrags, just trying to get rid of whatever was left over. Google Bannerman Krag and you'll find mention of the 03 stocked rifles in quite a few forums. Do a google image search of the same term and you'll find some real conglomerations from the castle.

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[us019255]

You hit the nail on the head when you said Bannerman. Apparently they made quite few of these Frankenkrags, just trying to get rid of whatever was left over. Google Bannerman Krag and you'll find mention of the 03 stocked rifles in quite a few forums. Do a google image search of the same term and you'll find some real conglomerations from the castle.

I have looked around and am familiar with Bannerman's activities. The detailed descriptions I found were for rifles with M1903 barrels, or barrels chopped to carbine length with M1903 sights installed. This rifle has neither.

My other problem is the bayonet lug removal. I don't think the PC Police were active in objecting to "evil" bayonet lugs at that time, and removal would have been an extra expense for the maker.

This is not at all to say that I doubt a Bannerman origin, I would just like some confirmation. This morning I am going to Google specifically images of Bannerman Krag and see if I missed one last night.