I recently aquired a 1898 krag with a bayonet, both of which are parkerized, and everything about the gun is original, with the stock and metal being in great condition. The problem is I know nothing about parked krags, only that the seller said some krags that were still in service on ships were pulled out and parkerized during ww2, while on some websites I read that krags sent to France in ww1 were also parked.

I am really fond of this krag due to it still being in great condition and was wondering what you guys had to say about it. I'm just hoping the parkerization wasn't some civilian bubba job but a miliatary refinish. Here are some details:

-The serial number is 400421
-The year on the stock is 1902
-There is a small y, and a fancy P in a circle carved just behind the trigger gaurd
-On the back of the stock near the buttplate it says M8 or MB MICH.
-I know it doesn't seem so in the first few photos due to the lamp lighting but the parkerization is a very dark grey, almost coal-like color. The same is true for the bayonet, and the photo where I have the bayonet and rifle side-by-side is the best representation of how the finish looks like.

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