Hi all, new to the forum and to Krag ownership, I picked this up yesterday at a small shop in MD.  There was no claim by the seller of what it is other than an 1898 Krag 30/40.  As it was very clean and with a bore in great shape and was priced reasonably I went ahead and added it to my US Martial Arms collection. 

My limited research so far tells me that I have a 1901 production Krag 1898 that was originally built as a rifle.  The rear sight is from an 1896 Carbine and appears to be correct with it's markings.  The front sight appears to be a sleeve made from a Krag sight and barrel, not a common 1903 sight sleeve as most have and is fitted on a turned barrel that measures exactly 22" from the breech.  The seller thought the small S in a circle just below the rear sight to mean Springfield, however my research shows that to actually be the stamp of R.F. Sedgley of Philadelphia, a converter of Krags from 1920-1940 or so.  The "S" stamp is present again in the barrel channel of the stock as seen in the pictures as well, which I'm guessing means they are the ones who cut and refinished the stock.  The rear sling swivels are expertly installed and inlet and appear to be from the 1899 carbine, the front barrel band also appears to be from that later carbine model.  The stock does not wear any cartouches on it's left side, however the "P" marking is faintly present under the trigger guard. 

So is my research correct so far, or do I need to be schooled.  If so, school me!   

Circle "S" on top of barrel.

Rear sight top.  Marked to 2000yds with C marking.

Not sure about the specifics of your rifle. I have heard of sedgley sporters.  Would it be possible to see a picture showing the whole rifle from the butt of the stock to the tip of the barrel?

Thanks for the reply!  I found it even more interesting that the seller had recently had another Sedgley listed on GB (I bought this one in their shop and the other had been subjected to some receiver modification for the aftermarket rear sight).  I may inquire if the two had been acquired from the same source as it seems highly coincidental. 

Here's the listing where they had the other one listed, but it didn't sell:

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Interesting.  I definitely like the characteristics of my rifle more than the other one.

I have one of the Sedgely Sporters.  It was rebarrelled with a Sedgely barrel which has a pronounced taper just fwd of the receiver.  The barrel is stamped, "R. F. Sedgely Inc  Philadelphia, PA"  on top about four inches from the receiver.  The left side of the barrel (at the chamber) is stamped "30/40" with an "S" in a circle.

Carl D.

Here's a couple more photos of my Sedgely Krag.  I believe Sedgely sold a bunch of surplus Krags as cheap sporters, but he also built a small number of high grade Krag Sporters.  When I got this sporter, it came with a very cheap looking aperature rear sight mounted on the bolt with a screw where the extractor rivet normally is.  It was adjustable for windage and elevation.

Carl D.