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There are short rifle versions that should not be confused with the carbines or rifles cut down by commercial dealers.
The short rifles may be found with carbine style stocks or with rifle styled stocks with extended fore end and upper band with bayonet lug.
The muzzle of the altered Carbine barrel is turned down in front of the front sight to accept a bayonet.
occasionally people mistake this unusual muzzle treatment for a ring monted front base.
These were assembled at the Benicia Arsenel in California.
The short rifles were known as "school rifles" or as "Phillipine Constabulary Rifles".
Another odd ball Krag to be aware of was a shortened rifle intended for use by guards at the Coast Artillery and other fortifications.
The barrels were shortened by about four inches, with upper band and sights set back.
The shortened rifle was to make it easier to navigate the tight quarters of tunnels in the forifications.
These were a couple of inches longer than the later Springfield 1903. Few if any survive. It would be a shame if someone mistook one for a bubba'ed long rifle and decided to "restore" it.
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