My brother is in the process of restoring a Krag which had been sporterized. He needs to know the distance from the muzzle to the front edge of the barrelband that holds the bayonet lug. I would appreciate it if someone could take the measurement and post it here. Thanks.
Pete

maybe an ask over here, too, if you haven't already:

http://www.jouster.com/cgi-bin/krag/krag.pl