A work in progress

[butlersrangers]

I was unhappy with an improvised barrel-band on a 'cut-down' model 1896 Krag, that I fitted into an ruined model 1898 stock.

Yesterday, I replaced the model 1902 rear sight with a model 1896 rifle sight and fitted a rough 1896 carbine barrel-band.

Dang, now it needs some further forearm shaping, a band-spring, and salvaged hand-guard!

[Whig]

At least the socks match!

[Baltimoreed]

The toe lines are crooked though.

[Whig]

The bastard child Krag carbine. Looks like it's going to need lots of lovin!

Good luck in fitting the rough hewn parts. Lots of epoxy, wood filler, stain and some duct tape might be needed.

[butlersrangers]

Whig - You cut me to the quick.

I thought, I was showing imagination and good progress.

p.s. - No Krags will be harmed in this enterprise.

[Whig]

Not at all! Lots of imagination and motivation You're saving a Krag! Lots of good in that. Did you miss the humor??

[butlersrangers]

Oh, I thought you were calling me a child of unwed parents.

[Baltimoreed]

His bark is worse than his bite.

[butlersrangers]

A bit more progress on the project:

The 'cut-down' rifle stock has been tapered to blend with the carbine barrel-band. The rifle 'finger grooves' have been reworked to mimic the model 1896 carbine stock grooves.

A wrecked model 1896 rifle hand-guard has been turned in to a semblance of a model 1896 carbine hand-guard. (Someone had lengthened the sight opening of this model 1896 hand-guard to use it with a model 1901 sight).

Next steps will be to sculpt the forearm 'tip', install a barrel-band spring, and fill rifle butt-swivel mortise.

Ultimately, the Italian walnut stock will be refinished to better match the black walnut hand-guard.

[FredC]

I find wood working to be intimidating, it looks like the fore end is parallel to the end, but I guess you could have tapered it a bit and just made the area where the barrel band ends up fit tight.

Anyway nicely done!