This sight and handguard were most likely a factory leftover from model 1896 production These are very desirable as a U.S.
The handguard meets the front edge of the receiver fitted with an M1896 pattern rear sight. The stock is fitted with a M1896 solid smooth buttplate with a curved toe and butt-trap. However it is definitely made in 1898, and considered Antique. Research reveals that serial number 117259 dates the time of manufacture to about July of 1898, which is part of U.S. The differences over the M1896 were mainly incremental, with changes to the sight and other parts. It also had an improved rear sight and tighter production tolerances to give better accuracy when compared to its predecessors. The M1898 rifle differs from the earlier M1892 version, in that the magazine cut-off operates in down position and a three-piece cleaning rod is stored in a butt trap. Although Krags were popular, unique and efficient, the side loading gate mechanism was slow and cumbersome to reload in combat compared to the clip loaded Spanish Mausers the Krag was up against. All versions and variants were manufactured under license by the Springfield Armory between 18 and famously served as the longarm during the Spanish–American War. It measures was 49 inches (1,200 mm) in overall length weighing 9.3 pounds with a 30-inch (760 mm) barrel. The The Springfield Model 1892–99 Krag–Jørgensen rifle is a Norwegian-designed bolt-action rifle that was adopted in 1892 as the standard United States Army military longarm, chambered in U.S.
This is a very nice very mid-production (1896) Krag M1896 Rifle, complete with a correct 1902-dated M1892 bayonet.
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