CGN = canadiangunnutz.com

yea - one of those guys pointed out how it was done,   the originals had a sleeve mounting the bayo lug & front sight.  they removed that, cut down the barrel, turned it back to diameter to accept the sleeve, cut about an inch off the sleeve behind the sight base and  remounted it.   also somewhere in there they milled off the bayonet lug.

He said that was done in Europe somewhere, whether is was Europe or America - that is what happened.

thanks




butlersrangers wrote on Mar 17^th, 2017 at 2:39am:

'Sean69' - Welcome to the KCA Forum. What is "CNG"? Your Norwegian Krag, #96915, was built in 1911, as a model 1894 infantry rifle. It is likely, someone cut-down the Stock and Barrel in North America to make it handier for 'Hunting". It appears to me that the shortened barrel was lathe-turned to machine a 'step' at the 'New' muzzle. A piece of the cut off section of barrel, (original muzzle area, including the front sight), was bored out to make a sleeve. The sleeve was then slid on and soldered onto the stepped area of the shortened barrel. Hence, the 'original' front sight and remains of the bayonet lug. We have seen such 'salvaged' front-sights before. You should take and post some pictures of your rear-sight and altered stock.