Nice piece of Bird's Eye Maple. That's a very tough wood that they used to make Bowling Pins out of! Possibly, the front sling-swivel screw anchors the barrel to the stock?

Ed's Dad was quite the Craftsman. This Krag Sporting Rifle is soooo early 1960's!

It is fun to look at. Thanks for sharing the pictures.

I like the simplicity of the Pacific K-1 sight. When properly adjusted, it really holds its settings.

You adjust elevation by turning the vertical 'Guide Pin', (which is the main support of the elevation slide). The 'Elevation Lock-Screw' should be slightly loose to allow the slide freedom to move.

While "sighting-in", you have to press the slide downward to make sure the Guide Pin always 'bottoms' in its 'blind hole' in the base.

Once adjusted, you can easily remove the slide from the Pacific base, by removing the 'Elevation Lock Screw'. When you put the slide back on, it will return to its "sighted-in" setting, when the 'guide pin' bottoms.

The original 'Elevation Lock Screw' was designed to utilize a Coin, as a screwdriver.

The factory 'Elevation Lock Screw' is a large knurled head affair, that nicely binds and helps support the elevation slide. It appears Ed's sight has a replacement screw.

Attached are some photos of Pacific descriptions, Pacific K1 sights, and the Lyman 'cocking-piece sight' that Madsenshooter mentioned.

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