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General >> Older threads >> 1898 Carbine (a real one) on GB http://www.kragcollectorsassociation.org/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl?num=1364879357 Message started by Dick Hosmer on Apr 2^nd, 2013 at 5:09am

Title: 1898 Carbine (a real one) on GB
Post by Dick Hosmer on Apr 2^nd, 2013 at 5:09am

Check out auction number 334276115, closes tomorrow.

A bit rough, but a scarce item, all there, and drawing bids like flies on a watermelon.

Title: Re: 1898 Carbine (a real one) on GB
Post by gpm289 on Apr 2^nd, 2013 at 3:09pm

Thanks for the information. Makes life a lot easier for beginners!

Also, thanks to the kca site and your personal photos, I have some confidence when I visit April gun shows for a Krag.

Title: Re: 1898 Carbine (a real one) on GB
Post by Dick Hosmer on Apr 2^nd, 2013 at 9:49pm

Granted it wasn't real pretty, but $818 was, IMHO, an outright steal!

Title: Re: 1898 Carbine (a real one) on GB
Post by gpm289 on Apr 2^nd, 2013 at 10:18pm

I won the bid. Talked to the owner and he used it for a deer rifle for years which is why it is rough.

Now do I restore it or leave as is.

Lucky for me, my wife is happy I found a new hobby to keep me occupied.

Title: Re: 1898 Carbine (a real one) on GB
Post by butlersrangers on Apr 2^nd, 2013 at 11:04pm

gpm289:� She's Priceless!� (not your 1898 Carbine -- Your Wife!).� Please post some pictures -- of the Carbine, I mean, so the rest of us can enjoy and offer opinions.� Go slow with 'restoration' thoughts.� You should preserve patina and only clean dirt, hardened grease, and light surface rust.� Wood responds to Linseed oil, Tung oil, Howard's wax and feed, and Pledge.

Title: Re: 1898 Carbine (a real one) on GB
Post by psteinmayer on Apr 3^rd, 2013 at 12:28am

Or maybe post some pictures of your wife holding the carbine ;)

Title: Re: 1898 Carbine (a real one) on GB
Post by gpm289 on Apr 4^th, 2013 at 11:39pm

First, yes, my wife is priceless. As they say, I have great taste in women, too bad my wife has poor taste in men.

I will post photos ASAP, and am open to any help in properly restoring the carbine. I do not want to add bubba to my user name.

I was able to buy a box of Winchester ammo 180 gr/2460 fps. Will this be a safe cartridge? I do have a gunsmith ready to check it out when I get it.

Title: Re: 1898 Carbine (a real one) on GB
Post by psteinmayer on Apr 5^th, 2013 at 1:37am

If it's standard Winchester 30-40 ammo with 180 grain silvertips, then yes, it should be fine to shoot.