Krag Collectors Association Forum

I'd like to think that Bill would not have used a cut-off rifle when he assembled that, especially when he put his name on it. Rather, I'd prefer to believe that he 'rescued' it from 1899 configuration, and simply meant that all of the parts, even though "correct", were not from the same ...

You have a nice looking "parts" Krag carbine, with a great story. (It was very ethical of Bill Mook to mark his assembly of original parts for posterity). Does your "carbine" have a model 1896 carbine rear-sight? Do you think the receiver came from a model 1898 rifle? Thanks for...

Good day to you all, A number of years ago I shared this example on Jouster2 ( Mr. Hosmer and a few others may recall) and decided to join and share on this spectacular site as well. At the time I was actively searching for a M1896 Carbine, I happened across and traded into this particular example. ...