Okee doke ... I cleaned it up, the rifling is there but not strong, there are no pits inside the barrel. The bolt looks pretty good. I can't get the single shot selector to move. The stock was cracked badly. There are no cartouches or other markings on the stock visible, so I suppose if it is a good working rifle, a reproduction stock is probably the least expensive ( but not cheap ) conversion to get it back to closest I can to whatever this is supposed to be. It appears it is repaired bubba style with glass bedding material and I don't even think it cured right or was cleaned up.
If it holds, well then it is what it is or if it's worth restoring further, I might restock it with a repro.
The barrel measures 21 and 1/4 inches roughly from the point where it meets the receiver. How far in it goes, I don't know.
It is not a 1898 .... It is a 1896 I think. That's what it looks like to me upon a close up photo below. The serial number looks to be 95101.
That wood handguard section I am missing would measure roughly 8 and 3/4 inches. If the rear sight is not where it's supposed to be, then I have another issue. Here's a bunch of images I took tonight.
That one near the bayonet lug where the wood looks silver is a strange thing why it looks silver. It looks like walnut wood to me without a camera. I don't know why it did that unless the oil I used is reflecting that way?
I hope that I have not wasted anyones time. I have mixed feelings. I keep beating myself up over the stock. ( Like I cracked it beating myself ) for not seeing such an obvious problem. I didn't have my glasses on and the rifles was not in great light. This repair shown is enhanced some with the flash. It really jumps out with the camera and doesn't look as bad as the pictures but it's there.
I do reload for Krag. Usually I shoot round nose cast gas checked bullets. I like my pet load with my sporterized Krag that I have.
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