Found a very nice looking M1898 Krag rifle at a LGS the other day. The owner of the store said he had picked it up from a retired doctor who’d collected it along with another bunch of C&R type guns.

The cartouche is good and crisp (I forgot to check the proof mark cartouche). The finish appears to be above 95% with all original parts. Based on the serial number list on Bowers weapons, this would have been produced in the early part of the 1899 fiscal year.

C and Arsenal did a really long video and stated that at one point while the 1898 sights were being recalculated, Springfield continued using 1896 sights on several of the early M1898s, so I feel like it’s likely that sight is original to the gun.

Shop owner wanted a 1000 for it, which is honestly what I’ve seen complete (non-sporterized) ones going for on GunBroker for lately and less than the other one or two I’ve seen in person at gun shows and one other store.

What do you guys see? Did I do okay? (Photos to follow)