Antique - This rifle is both an excellent condition as a Drill Rifle and a tragedy for the collector of US Krags. If you were going to cut back the barrel and stock, chrome plate the metal other than the bolt, refit all the hardware nicely to the shortened stock; why would you use a rifle with excellent metal, excellent bore and excellent original stock that was in about new condition? The stock does not look to have been sanded and has excellent original color and sharp original cartouche. The action works well and the rifle has an excellent original barrel with very fine rifling and is not marked or pitted. The bolt body has been polished but not chrome plated. The bolt face and extractor are in excellent condition. No cracks or damage showing to either of them. The barrel was cut back to 24 inches and has no front sight installed. As a final touch the rifle has an original 64 inch US Military Krag sling. The sling is in very fine or if you give any slack for the age excellent condition. It is in strong usable condition. The bolt body has not been plated and is in excellent condition as well. If needed to restore another Krag. The stock from this one could be lengthened under the mid band to make an invisible repair.

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