Howdy all, long time member, first time poster. I'm not new to Krags, as I've owned and shot/reloaded for a few for years now. But I thought I'd finally post about my newest addition. I won this baby off an online auction a few weeks ago. Had a few questions. It is serial 23624 it was reported in the auction to be serial numbered to the 8th US Infantry in the Spanish American War. I was hoping to see if anyone could validate that claim. It is obviously a M92 that has been upgraded to M96. The stock is original with the cleaning rod channel filled in. No date cartouche remaining, but a Circle P is present. Profile of the stock is sanded down, and the finger channels are shallow. Good news is the metal is fantastic. Bolt is early featured with screwed extractor. The barrel I'm thinking is a replacement. It is absolutely gorgeous. Near mint, with no visible wear on the rifling. On the outside I see no proof marks, only a small "J" stamp. I have tried to take pictures of it. The downside of this barrel is that it is NOT indexed correctly! So the sights sit canted at this point. With this translating also to the handguard won't sit aligned on the rifle. Question, how can I get the barrel indexed properly? I've read on here that receiver wrenches are hard to find as is gunsmiths who are willing/able to properly work on these antique fragile Krags. I want my rifle to be indexed, but don't want to risk damage. Please see the link to a photo album I made of the rifle.   (You need to Login
Even with canted sights it hits a steel plate at 200 yards no problem. It pairs nicely with my M1888 Trapdoor.
I have recently purchased a few other Krags, and I will share when I get them on here.
Thanks for reading and any input is much appreciated!