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Message started by remington on Jul 23rd, 2012 at 8:22pm

Title: Re: 1898 Krag Carbine question
Post by 5MadFarmers on Jul 29th, 2012 at 1:20am

JOHN42768 wrote on Jul 26th, 2012 at 3:01pm:
So I guess unless you could physically look for any marks that could indicate a barrel change over who knows. Never say never. John


The barrels on the 1898 are different from most, but not all, 1899 carbines.  The difference can be identified without disassembly.


Dick Hosmer wrote on Jul 27th, 2012 at 4:53am:

13 are known @ 118xxx
52 are known @ 119xxx
49 are known @ 120xxx
Everything else is in single digits, but there are apparently significant blips at 125xxx and 131xxx.

Clearly, that (118-120xxx) is where the bulk of them probably occur (SA made arms in batches, based on the quarter of the year, and changing over the stocking machinery) upset only by pulling receivers from the bins using FILO).


Dick that's some weird statistical foo and results in a conclusion based on faulty logic.  It'd take a lengthy post to explain why.


Quote:
Joe Farmer says he can positively ID genuine 1898 Carbines.

Unaltered 1898 carbines.  While my accuracy rate with altered editions is likely respectable it's truly reading tea leaves.


JOHN42768 wrote on Jul 28th, 2012 at 11:33pm:
Charlie, Poyer's book states left, but Brophy states right side of base. Since the bases for the '98 & '02 are basically the same with different leafs. The difference in the base for the carbine is the height of the base.


I have some with it on the left and some with it on the right.  The marking isn't significant really.  The key, and you're seeing it there, is the height of base.  Regardless of marking the carbine base can be identified by height.  If you found an unmarked base with the correct height it'd clearly be a unmarked carbine base as the rifle base it taller.  Height is the determinate.

I don't like the finish mismatch on that - receiver/side plate.


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