'Hamish' - I have a hunch that 'bubba', or his little brother, tried to alter the function of your Safety-Lever.

If a Rifle-Scope is mounted on a Krag, the scope 'Eye-Piece Housing' interferes with the function and movement of the Safety-Lever.

Some commercial Safety-Levers were made by companies like Buehler and Paul Jaeger, (I think), that changed the Safety's rotation and had a Lever shaped to clear the Scope's eye-piece.

Changes to your Safety-Lever and Striker-Rod suggest to me, that is what was being attempted, with your parts.

I would suggest you keep an eye open for another Striker-Rod, as well as, a Safety-Lever. I have edited and marked two of your photos to show where your parts have been altered.

FWIW- Sometimes an entire Striker/Bolt-Collar/Extractor/Safety-Assembly will show up on ebay and sell for less money than you might pay for just a Safety-Lever

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