I just acquired a Model 1898 Krag. Pretty good shape except for the front end of barrel. When I got it, it did not have any sights. They were removed and had added a scope. Well, I didn’t want the scope on it so I removed it. I just purchased a set of rear sights at a local gun show today. I was wondering what to purchase for the front. I have done a lot of internet searching but have really not come up with anything. There are 4 holes. Looks like 2 are just extra for maybe moving sight forward. If I can figure out how to add photos here I’ll do so. But my question is 1st, I don’t really know what I have as far as “sporterized”, “carbine”, ?? 2nd, where can I get a front sight? Thanks

This assumes your Krag is now a cut down sporter and you are not trying to make it into an official configuration again. If you want to inexpensively clean up the muzzle end and install a sporting front sight you might look at cutting off the stepped portion, filing the muzzle flat and chamfering it to uniform the rifling end. I used an RCBS chamfering tool for that.

You can get a Marble's front sight base and dovetail sight for less than $25 and either have the barrel drilled and tapped for the one screw that attaches it (about $25 by a gunsmith) or just JB Weld it in place. The base will cover the remaining two holes and will actually give the JB Weld more to grab onto if you used that method. 

I went the JB Weld route on my Sporter's sight base and it was in place for 13 years until the barrel was recently replaced with a Criterion and then I had the new barrel d/t'd for the same base when cut and re-crowned. So far the old barrel with the filed and chamfered crown was easier to find good loads for than the Criterion.  I also just did the cut, file and chamfer of an 1884 Trapdoor and attached a Marble's sight base with JB Weld.