'NOLA' - Welcome to the KCA Forum.

Springfield Armory only made Krags with barrel lengths of:

22 inch - (carbine, school & Philippine Constabulary rifles, and NRA/DCM sporters).

26 inch - (Board of Ordnance and Fortifications - trial rifles).

30 inch - (Standard infantry rifle length).

It is not unusual to find Krag rifles that have been cut down to 24 inches by sportsmen and veteran organizations. (This happens to be the length of the 1903 Springfield Rifle).

It seems a lot of VFW Posts made this a practice, so that their Krags would look more like the 1903's.

Your front-sight apparently got knocked off due to a poor job of soldering or brazing.

Your stock tip required a 'plug' due to the channel for reducing stock weight being exposed.

The front barrel-band does not appear to have been 'stretched', so, it does not properly fit the barrel contour.

Note: Carefully check the chamber on this Krag to make sure it has not been lengthened to accept .30-06 blanks. This has been encountered on some Krags cut-down for ceremonial firing.

If your bore and chamber are sound, a replacement front-sight will give you a fun shooter.