Krag Collectors Association Forum

Craig R.: Your Grandfather's Krag, Serial #98829, probably started life as a U.S. Army Infantry Rifle built in June 1898 (at Springfield Armory, Mass.). The Stock has been shortened in the forearm area to make it into a handier length for hunting. It appears the barrel band has been ground to remove...

Ed: That's a great Posse photo. Your Dad left you a neat legacy. I believe the Uniformed Peace Officer is holding a sporterized Moisin-Nagant (Russian Service rifle), probably built by Remington or Westinghouse and never delivered to Russia. These became common on the U.S. surplus market after the 1...

Carl: That's a nice looking Krag sporter that you have. The sheetmetal sight you mentioned, that was mounted on the bolt, was probably made by the Leroy Rice company of Elyria, Ohio. I like your forend barrel band (which is necessary to prevent stress on the stock in the magazine area). What type of...

That's a nice and interesting photo, Carl. I'd like to see a complete picture of your sporter. Chuck

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