US Krag rifles

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Guy's what is the reallity of finding a US krag rifle bubba'd or not.. I would love to find one for under a grand in original condition or a really nice one that has been sporterized for a few hundred max that i could find a repro stock for. Am i having a pipe dream or do you think that there are some kicking around in this country. just thought i'd ask the knowledgeable people on here before i put a WTB on the EE.
 
They are damn tough to find here in Canada.
I have handled nearly a dozen rifles and same number of carbines in the past 30 years of collecting. Most were trash, though I did buy a few of them. Sold off the carbines years ago but still have an 1896 and 1898 infantry rifles.
Both are in nearly 95% condition.
The carbines were found in condition ranging from poor to excellent.
Keep checking the gun shows and dealers.
John Denner occasionally comes up with a Krag or two.
Cheers
 
I guess i'll have to hope i stumble across something or go for a norwegian one, i have come across them but i think it would be way harder to restore one. Anybody know if the US and Norwegian actions are relatively the same, if they are it would be alot easier to use the repro yankee stocks.
 
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I remember Jean Plamondon sold one a couple of years back. It was in rough shape and missing the handguard, but priced accordingly.
 
Actually still have that gun, always wanted to find a handguard for it but never did get around to it, Wood and metal were not bad, but bore is pretty rough.
 
I had two very nice Krags, and I got them both at local gun shows. They are out there, you just have to be in the right place, at the right time. But like I've said before, if you really want to get into collecting these types of firearms, you need to start getting tables at as many gunshows as you can. That's how you make contacts, and find the best deals. (more action happens before the doors open, than after the public is let in!!)
 
Here's a few of the 1896 Krag I restored.

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Hope they help ya and I might consider selling it if the price is right.
 
I picked up a real nice 1898 Rifle last year from an estate sale. Very nice condition, nice bore, muzzle cap, bayo and picket pin scabbard. Was lucky and had the money.

Month earlier got a 1899 Carbine with a new barrel (not sure where the barrel came from) but altogether is highly enjoyable to shoot.

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With Krags its feast or famine, and the feasts generally aren't more than hors d'oeuves. I saw and picked up the rifle carbine within a month of each other, didn't see a Krag for a couple years prior or since. Do see a Danish Krag once in a while, but usually in a Bubba'd configuration.

If you can find one, get it, they are wonderful.
 
I saw one on astorarms's site yesterday, in 30-40 Krag. I had a Swedish one and a German Marked one, likely from Norway. I sold both sporters (6.5s) about ten years back, both had really bad boes but were nice as a wall hangers.

Cheers.
 
Wow, that carbine on astorarms site is expensive! Finish worn, stock marks sanded off and such!

As for Steppenwolf? Bad wolf, BAD! :p

Gotta be the smoothest bolt action I have ever worked on a milsurp.
 
Well, if a refinished stock and worn barrel is worth that kinda dough then the good news is mine is worth $3K.lol,lol You can ask what you want but will somebody cough it up? Not if they do some research. I think Questar will bring one in from the States for ya for less than that. IMHO
Pete
 
A buddy in high school had a sported one.

Seems it was a very common thing, we all had rifles. I had a Ross, he had a Krag and other pals had Lee Enfields.

I got in touch with him through Facebook a little while ago and asked him about that gun.

He misplaced it.

"I don't know where that gun is," he said.
 
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