Post by butlersrangers on Dec 6th, 2016 at 6:09am
'HughesEnterprises' - Welcome to the KCA Forum.
It is most likely you have an 1898 rifle that was either cut-down or had its barrel switched. Your Krag's serial number is way above the range of numbers used for the 5,000 model 1898 carbines. By the time your receiver # was made, the carbines were being marked model 1899.
You do have a model 1899 carbine stock, an 1899 carbine barrel-band, and the model 1901 carbine rear-sight.
It would be interesting to see a picture of your barrel's front-sight and muzzle crown. This is the easiest way to tell if your Krag's barrel is a carbine barrel or shortened rifle barrel.
(I'm sure you know that your hand-guard has been shortened. It should extend from the receiver to the barrel-band).
KCA photo of hand-guard types:
handguards_012.jpg ( 59 KB | 3
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It is most likely you have an 1898 rifle that was either cut-down or had its barrel switched. Your Krag's serial number is way above the range of numbers used for the 5,000 model 1898 carbines. By the time your receiver # was made, the carbines were being marked model 1899.
You do have a model 1899 carbine stock, an 1899 carbine barrel-band, and the model 1901 carbine rear-sight.
It would be interesting to see a picture of your barrel's front-sight and muzzle crown. This is the easiest way to tell if your Krag's barrel is a carbine barrel or shortened rifle barrel.
(I'm sure you know that your hand-guard has been shortened. It should extend from the receiver to the barrel-band).
KCA photo of hand-guard types:
handguards_012.jpg ( 59 KB | 3
Downloads )