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General >> Older threads >> Two Carbines, what do I have ? http://www.kragcollectorsassociation.org/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl?num=1366810294 Message started by oldfireguy on Apr 24^th, 2013 at 1:31pm

Title: Re: Two Carbines, what do I have ?
Post by Dick Hosmer on Apr 24^th, 2013 at 2:07pm

Well, assuming 477720 is in .30-40, you have a very late M1898 rifle, produced in 1903, but it could be a .22 GPR. If so it will be marked on left side.

You have misread the number on 358074, which is probably a standard M1899 carbine from 1901. First digit has to be a "3", as production stopped just short of 500,000.

Hurry up and find the kid! :-)