U50, welcome to our corner of twisted Americana.
In my family, we make a big deal of passing things from one generation to the next. Most recently, my Granny's piano stool went to my granddaughter, with the instructions to pass it on to her grandchildren.
You have a multi-generational Krag (with no paper trail
), of which you are the present custodian. It's OK that it is a cut-down rifle. What did it do during the Depression? Time to ask some questions. Even if it goes back to the basement, it is a family heirloom. If no family, maybe pass it on to some deserving kid, one who may be able to tell you something about it.
Way better than to have it going to a gun show table with a $250 tag, overlooked by numberless camo-clad types who have not a clue.