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Message started by voydryder on Mar 21st, 2018 at 7:24pm

Title: Re: 1896 Springfield #68605 Carbine Confirmation
Post by butlersrangers on Mar 25th, 2018 at 4:48am
'voydryder' - The barrel crown does look to be the correct contour in your more recent posted photographs.

A Krag carbine barrel should be exactly 22 inches long, when measured from the muzzle to the closed bolt face with a cleaning rod.

The dovetail for the front-sight base on your barrel appears as Springfield Armory did them.

With photo distortion and the front sight loose, it is hard to judge if your sight is the correct distance back from the muzzle.

Springfield neatly bronze-brazed the Krag front-sight bases into the barrel dovetail. These were very strong and with almost invisible seams. It is rare to see one removed from a barrel. (Often this is an indication of a shortened barrel with sight poorly reattached).

I have no intent to offend you or disparage your Krag. Your barrel is likely
a carbine barrel.

However, your front sight has multiple problems: original brazing gone, sight base is detached, base has been shortened, original blade is replaced with commercial one.

Your carbine stock has been re-shaped. The correct rear-sight, sling-bar & ring, hand-guard and correct barrel-band are missing.

You appear to have a model 1896 carbine that regretably was messed with.

You asked for an honest assessment of your Krag. I tried to give you one.

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