Of the vintage arms, the Krags have definitely become my favorites. I got started only last July when a cut down 1898 in decent shape became available locally for what I thought was a pretty reasonable price. After quite a bit of reading and on-line research, I believe this one is a Stokes Kirk carbine conversion. It's a 1901 Model 1898 receiver with cut down barrel in an unissued 1899 carbine stock (no cartouche or P). The rear sight is a 1901 rifle, and the front sight looks like one of the sleeved sporting sights offered by Stokes Kirk in their catalogs. It came minus the handguard but I was able to locate a 1901 after only a few weeks. My 2nd Krag is a complete Model 1898 rifle made in 1902 with a 1901 rear sight, very clear cartouche and P. I picked this one up only last month and haven't got it to the range yet. I also found a bayonet in pretty nice shape to go with the rifle. The S-K cutdown has since morphed into two projects, but I'll save that for the next post.
Have been enjoying learning the history of the Krag as well as shooting the carbine. I may have to get into reloading now as well since finding .30-40 ammo in this environment has become almost impossible.
Here are some pics and I look forward to contributing here and keeping the Krag history alive.
All the best,
Ed
S-K as purchased - removed the sporter sling swivels and added a 1901 handguard.
