not to be argumentative in any way but the M1900 springfeild borrowed only the triger and sear system , sights and stock length & design from the krag , it employed the cutoff system from the enfeild and the receiver/bolt system complete with front locking lugs from the mauser , and the single stack magazine design of the mannlicher ,
it did look very much like the krag , with its stock design , bbl length and sights being the same as those of an 1896 krag , also employing the same bayonet , but this is primarily cosmetic ,
the M1901 rod bayonet rifle was revised for the rimless cartrige , and they copied the mauser 98 magazine as well to improve loading , they revised the cutoff to the familiar one on the left of the receiver , this did away with the mauser type bolt release , they went to mausers trigger/sear system , and only retained the krag appearance in stock and length as well as rear sight ,
by the M1903 rod bayo rifle the rifle was shortened like the SMLE and the rear sight was relocated to just in front of the receiver , the primary item resembling the krag at this point is the knurled chargeing knob at the rear of the bolt , and the rear sight ,
in 1905 they went back to the krag style bayonet lengthened to add back the 5" the rifle had been shortened , and redesigned the rear sight to what we are familiar with on the M1903s ,
mostly what they kept from the krag in this development was things that they could reuse existing machinery for , the basic action and function is mauser - thus the payments to them ,
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