Post by butlersrangers on Oct 13th, 2016 at 3:55am
'CDY' - Welcome to the KCA Forum. A picture of you stock marking would be interesting to see.
FWIW - Occasionally, a Krag stock will be seen with an extra letter, letters, or even 'crossed ordnance cannon'. It is possible these poorly understood extra marks indicate some type of 'rebuild' work (at Springfield, Benicia, Rock Island, or Manila) from 1908 to 1918. The meaning may have been lost and hopefully will one day be verified. I have yet to see anything real sure and definitive in print.
(some noted examples):
krag_C1901.jpg ( 29 KB | 0
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krag_CA_mark_001.jpg ( 51 KB | 0
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krag-C-mark_001.jpg ( 110 KB | 0
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KS-A-mk_001.JPG ( 92 KB | 1
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Springfield_cannon-crest_002.jpg ( 103 KB | 1
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FWIW - Occasionally, a Krag stock will be seen with an extra letter, letters, or even 'crossed ordnance cannon'. It is possible these poorly understood extra marks indicate some type of 'rebuild' work (at Springfield, Benicia, Rock Island, or Manila) from 1908 to 1918. The meaning may have been lost and hopefully will one day be verified. I have yet to see anything real sure and definitive in print.
(some noted examples):
krag_C1901.jpg ( 29 KB | 0
Downloads )
krag_CA_mark_001.jpg ( 51 KB | 0
Downloads )
krag-C-mark_001.jpg ( 110 KB | 0
Downloads )
KS-A-mk_001.JPG ( 92 KB | 1
Download )
Springfield_cannon-crest_002.jpg ( 103 KB | 1
Download )