My Dad has an 1898 Springfield chambered in .30-40 Krag. By the serial number I know it was made in 1901 and started life as a rifle with a 30 inch barrel.
Like so many it became a carbine at some point. From the research I've done it has the original rear sight and everything else looks original. It has a banded front sight, but unlike many that received a 1903 Springfield front sight after being converted from rifle to carbine, this one has a Krag front sight. In all my searching around the Interwebz I did not see a Krag with a front sight like this.
Thoughts?
Like so many it became a carbine at some point. From the research I've done it has the original rear sight and everything else looks original. It has a banded front sight, but unlike many that received a 1903 Springfield front sight after being converted from rifle to carbine, this one has a Krag front sight. In all my searching around the Interwebz I did not see a Krag with a front sight like this.
Thoughts?