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Firearms >> U.S. Military Krags >> 1898 Ser # 104862 with 24 inch Barrel http://www.kragcollectorsassociation.org/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl?num=1542672119 Message started by Newt on Nov 20^th, 2018 at 12:01am

Title: Re: 1898 Ser # 104862 with 24 inch Barrel
Post by Culpeper on Nov 20^th, 2018 at 4:00am

That sn is deep in the middle of the 1896 range according to The Krag Rifle Story by Mallory.

Check the receiver again under good light. The stamps weren't the greatest at the time and sixes could be mushed to look like eights. The best way to tell is compare receivers between 1896s and 98s. Look at where the bolt locks down on the receiver.

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