Krag Collectors Association Forum

The end of the barrel is turned down to accept a bayonet, far as I know this was only done for the "schools" rifle shortened for rifle bayonet. An 1899 carbine would not have a barrel band designed for a sling swivel like your picture shows. However, a shortened rifle altered for bayonet w...

good catch Ned, so much for the handguard too.

The weapon shows all the normal indications of a cut down rifle. The stock is definitely a cut down rifle stock. the pin that retains the barrel band is a dead giveaway, carbines had an in-letted spring retaining clip. The stock portion froward of the retaining band is much to long, probably done at...

most likely a tight glass bedding of the barrel, imo

My 1901 rifle sights are graduated to 2000 and the same 1901 carbine is graduated to 2300. This site has numerous pictures of most Krag variants, including sights, worth a look.

Just a thought, you might want to consider adding a fore arm to your existing stock to bring it back to rifle length. I you have some woodworking skills it is a very economical alternative to stock replacement. Might ease the sticker shock for the upper band. I've done a couple, and while they are n...

don't think an '03 will work, to big in dimension. are you adding fore end wood to existing stock or have you acquired a rifle stock?

I have been loading and firing 150gr nosler BT over 40gr of 3031 for several years now. In my carbine barrel it shoots very well (+/- 2" @100yds) and the burn is uniform on the cases. The CUP is comparable to 4320 around 39,000 and the recoil is mild. I neck size and have some with 3 reloads on...

The mounting hole appears to be an original rear sight mounting hole, it is the current sight that has been added.

Since the shovel was closely associated with the trench warfare of WWI I would have to agree, it is either an '03 or a P17.