I have a krag carbine with the serial # 42xxx. It has no upper hand gaurd and a rear apiture sight.

It also has peices of hankercheifs that are blue with white polka dots in the comartment in the but of the gun. I know that after the San Juan hights were taker the rough riders riped up their hankercheifs and gave them as momentos or what ever. And that is the type of hankercheifs that they wore. It also has a military style leather sling with brass claws and in certain spots of the stock it looks like imbedded shrapnal.
Can any one tell me more about this. Is there a way to see who the rifle was issured to.
Any info will be greatly appriciated.
Thanks