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You did not mention the 'crack' in the plate at the start of this thread.

The plot thickens .... that guide lip will ultimately fail.

You will have to reuse the current rivet or make one.

POHO - I simply reset the original rivet, so that the 'guide-lip' plate was locked securely in place.
There was no need to disassemble anything.

IMO - You are making something simple, more complicated than it needs to be.
You probably already fixed it!

I put a "parts Krag" together, starting with a basically 'stripped' action. The receiver did have its guide lip, but it was bent & loose on the rivet. I judiciously tapped the guide into proper shape using a copper mallet and a hardwood block for support. I 'punched' the inside-end of ...

Great Fun!

Mighty nice looking Winchester carbine, I'd love to have one to play with!

Unfortunately, the 'icloud' photos will disappear, in a month or so, and your post will lose its context and usefulness.

I like the wood on your rifle with the m-1898 (Dickson) three-notch rear sight. Is this wood a European or possibly a Claro walnut?

"Texxut' - Your rifle looks very correct to me. The original 'case' finish of the Krag receiver, side-plate, and magazine-gate, will often wear to a 'silvery' appearance. The muzzle area of your barrel has the finish-wear, imparted by the wood 'cradles', built into the Ordnance Department shipp...

'Texxut' - Welcome to the KCA Forum! You have a nice looking model 1898 Krag rifle. There is no listing for serial number 374869 in the SRS Data. Only around 4% of the U.S. Krag serial numbers were actually found by researchers digging through old government documents. Your rifle, 374869, was assemb...

In 1902, Springfield Armory built 100 'experimental/trial' Krag rifles with 26 inch barrels. These were called Board of Ordnance & Fortifications Rifles and were tested at Fort Drum, N.Y. The intent was to have a compromise ('combined services') Krag, that eliminated the need to have both a carb...

Thanks for the 'heads-up'. Nice guns go fast!