Post by butlersrangers on Jan 21st, 2018 at 11:52pm
'Zedson' and 'Suredan' - Welcome to the KCA Forum.
The original rear sight holes appear to be in use on Zedson's 'new' Krag. (I believe Fred G. is in error about their being 'filled').
The 'banded' front-sight is from a model 1903 Springfield and appears nicely mounted. The '03 front-sight base 'dovetail' has been filled in order to hold a commercial front-sight blade.
This front sight was commonly used on 'cut-down' Krag barrels by gunsmiths and even Benicia Arsenal, when they shortened rifle barrels to make (the so called) DCM/NRA carbines.
A lot of us like the look of the practical Krags that were adapted for Hunting. They are fun to use, but, not real valuable ($275 to $325) depending on the quality of their parts.
I would recommend Zedson shoot his Krag, 'as is', and see how he likes it. Its appearance could be greatly improved by attaching a 'tip' to the forearm.
BTW - One of my favorite Krags is my Faux NRA carbine put together from "Parts".
Faux-NRAcarb1_014.JPG ( 138 KB | 0
Downloads )
The original rear sight holes appear to be in use on Zedson's 'new' Krag. (I believe Fred G. is in error about their being 'filled').
The 'banded' front-sight is from a model 1903 Springfield and appears nicely mounted. The '03 front-sight base 'dovetail' has been filled in order to hold a commercial front-sight blade.
This front sight was commonly used on 'cut-down' Krag barrels by gunsmiths and even Benicia Arsenal, when they shortened rifle barrels to make (the so called) DCM/NRA carbines.
A lot of us like the look of the practical Krags that were adapted for Hunting. They are fun to use, but, not real valuable ($275 to $325) depending on the quality of their parts.
I would recommend Zedson shoot his Krag, 'as is', and see how he likes it. Its appearance could be greatly improved by attaching a 'tip' to the forearm.
BTW - One of my favorite Krags is my Faux NRA carbine put together from "Parts".
Faux-NRAcarb1_014.JPG ( 138 KB | 0
Downloads )