That stock design reminds me of the early days of the pre-war sporters, especially Wundhammer or Adolph.

I really like the classic pre-war sporters - Krags, Mausers, and Springfields. Some look oddly proportioned, but most handle far better than modern designs. And with a good receiver sight and shooter, they can surprise a modern gun and shooter in the field. Those old guys were mostly riflemen, not bench shooters, and it shows in the guns.

Doug Mann pointed me towards this book by Petrov; it's not specific to the Krag, tho:

http://www.brownells.com/books-videos/books/gunsmithing-books/custom-work/custom-gunmak...

If you aren't familiar with Michael Petrov:

http://www.finegunmaking.com/page25/page25.html

There is an old repair on the left side of the stock and some gouges from a close encounter with a bear or so the story goes.

The whole rifle was pretty cruddy and I did a quick restoration of the wood and metal. Scraped lots of rust off the metal, but thanks to an original rust blue finish, it came out well. Just another layer of rust to be carded off. The stock has a definite German flair and is a one of a kind, although the stockmaker did keep the original Krag butt plate. The barrel is cut to 25 inches and has a very old Pacific front sight. I added the Redfield receiver sight which I had in my sight box. I tend to collect Krag stuff around here. The rifle looks a little awkward but really does balance and handle quite well.

It is a 1898 rifle and the barrel is still bright and shiny. All in all, it is a good old Krag sporter with an interesting history. I wish I knew who made the stock, but there are no trails to follow.

Always interested in learning about sporter Krags, especially stocks.

I have two more Krags in the shop in various states of restoration. In due time they will join the fleet.