'96 Krag Sporter
Guy's I've posted this on two other forums already but I'm hoping to get more info.
I'm trying to find out exactly what I have here.
I picked up this jewel a while back but haven't done anything except fire it. I am considering removing the Rice peep sight and installing a vintage Lyman receiver sight. I know when removing the Rice sight I will have to replace the extractor rivet. I am also considering going back with an original '96 sight. I don't know if I really want to drill and tap the receiver.
This rifle has the prettiest grain of any military wood I have ever seen. Too bad it was sporterized with a pistol grip being added and some rather crude checkering. The fore-end tip, grip cap and butt plate are like nothing I've seen before. The workmanship is excellent except for the crude checkering. The front sight has a Lyman blade pinned in the Krag base.
Is this an original length barrel? I doubt it since it's 24". The bore is like new.
What era do you think this conversion was done? A friend said it looks like 1920s.
What do I have?
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Last edited by sigman2; 11-23-2014 at 03:43.
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