Welcome to the KCA and the wonderful world of Krag!!

We would love to hear more about your military firearm book you have written. There are other KCA members who have written military firearm books, so, you are in good company.

I will make a few comments about your Krag and others will chime in with more info.

You have a Model 1898 Krag rifle that was cut down to make it carbine length and put into a cut down rifle stock. It has been fitted with a rear peep sight instead of the Springfield Armory rear sight attached to the barrel in front of the receiver into two holes that might still be open and exposed. Many sporterized Krags were made like yours to accommodate hunters carrying them in the field which was easier than the longer rifles.

Authentic carbines are fewer in number and generally more valuable when in military configuration. Cut down Krags are a different area of collectibility and frequently are valued in the $350 range.

Your rear peep sight may be attached by the left side plate screw and may not have had any permanent damage done to the receiver to attach it. The cut off lever can be purchased and reattached without any problems. Others will comment on this.

The front sight is an added, after arsenal sight also. The original Springfield Armory sight was a dove tailed base with an attached blade. These banded sights, similar to the Model 1903 sights, were added by Bannerman and other gunsmiths when they cut a rifle barrel down to carbine length.

Your rifle was made in 1900. The cartouche of 1899 is acceptable as the stock for a Model 1898 rifle made in 1900 but it may not be original to this rifle. It is not a Model 1898 carbine, which were made in a lower serial number range and all Model 1899 carbines have "Model 1899" stamped into the receiver where yours is stamped "Model 1898".

That's a start.

How is the bore? Many of these sporterized Krags have great bores and make great shooting firearms.

Thanks for sharing and welcome again!

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