1898 Krag Carbine

[M1Lou]

I've been looking for a Krag for a while and finally found one that was in the condition I wanted and a price I could swallow. The last Krag I found was in much worse condition for three hundred more than this so I passed on it. That was about four years ago.

The SN is 208675. The bore looks great with no pitting. The stock has a fill in the front and a filled in sling attachment on the buttstock, so it is probably a cut down rifle stock. The only cartouche visible is the P just below the trigger guard. The rear sight goes to 20, so I would guess that's an actual carbine rear sight? The one problem is the screws are in about as far as they go and the sight base is slightly loose. It only rocks if I pull the rear sight up and use the sight as a lever. I can't rock it when the sight is down. The interior parts looks good and everything else is in good condition on the rifle. I should be able to take it out shooting later today.

Edit: Forgot to mention, it has a 22 1/4 inch long barrel.

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