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Message started by alphawhiskey on Jul 31st, 2018 at 12:53am

Title: Re: LGS Find - How did I do?
Post by butlersrangers on Jul 31st, 2018 at 4:12am
"AW" - Welcome to the KCA Forum.

It looks like you acquired a nice looking U.S. model 1898 Krag rifle.
$1,000 sounds like a fair price, if it has a very good bore.

IMHO - (I am a stickler for excellent bores and bore condition makes a big difference, whether an arm is a $750 Krag or a $1,000 Krag).

Most Krag collectors don't put much stock in the information on Bower's web page. You would likely enjoy Joe Poyer's book, "The American Krag Rifle and Carbine", which is in print and available on ebay for around $25. It's not without errors and controversy, but, superior to Bower's.

Your rifle, #119507, was likely assembled at Springfield Armory, around August, 1898. (BTW - Model 1898 Krag production started in July, 1898, at around #109,XXX).

Your serial number is in close company with both model 1898 rifles and model 1898 carbines.

FWIW - Krag, #119508, is documented in SRS (Springfield Research Services) data, as a model 1898 rifle, issued in 1899, to Co. D, 8th Mass. Vol. Inf. (Although the number is close, you can make no assumptions. Since your number is not listed, it is almost a certainty your rifle did not go to the 8th Mass.).

Your stock Cartouche "J.S.A. - 1899" (Joseph Sumner Adams) is credible as being original to your Krag. The Stock Cartouche was put on at the time of inspection and acceptance into service.

IIRC - The model 1896 rifle rear-sight was the standard sight at the time your Krag rifle was assembled.

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