Good Morning, I purchased a Krag rifle some time ago and have only recently become curious about its provenance.  I was shooting with a friend who has an 1894 Krag and we noticed mine was shorter than his.  It is not a carbine and we both become obsessed with finding out more about it.  My Krag is an 1896 Springfield and the serial number is 87986.  If anyone can assist me with learning more about this rifle I wold greatly appreciate it.