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Title: ? Springfield 1898 - one of last by serial number Post by pinnipedguy on Feb 8th, 2010 at 9:45pm
I'm new at Krags, so a question for the community.
I just acquired an 1898 Springfield Krag with a serial number of 481XXX, which is beyond anything I can find documenting Krags. It's in a carbine configuration, 1898 carbine stock (not a cutdown, as near as I can tell), 1896 sight, 1905 front sight (so possibly a Bannerman? Stoeger? rework). I got it for it's own merits as an example in good shape, not as a collectible per se. But I can't find anything about a serial number that high. My source thinks it was built in 1904 or thereabouts. Any insights? I don't have photos yet, I'll try later as I'm stealing a few moments at work..... |
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Title: Re: ? Springfield 1898 - one of last by serial number Post by Century2 on Feb 10th, 2010 at 12:03am
I see the 481's from time to time. I suspect they were shelf stock for replacement purposes.
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