psteinmayer wrote on Jul 26^th, 2012 at 1:44am:

My 1898 Rifle is serial number 132598!

And that's the problem with the "1898 Carbine".

You almost never know if one is real, or not. The safest position is to assume it isn't.

All one needs to do is take a common 1899 and fit it with a believable receiver - voila - instant "rare" gun. In that condition, if marked 1899, the price would probably be at triple what it is now.

FWIW, there are no (as in zip, zilch, nada) carbines known between 131535 and 133725. Caveat emptor!