Interestingly, the serial # on szihn's Krag and my grandfather's old-school "custom" Krag aren't that far apart.

Szihn's Krag, by the way, is beautiful, as is the 6.5mm Norwegian Krag that started this thread.

The look of these Krag rifles, when given an upscale transformation by a talented 'smith, is just awesome - and that's before you get to their practical killing power on big game.

Gramp's 30-40K.