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http://www.kragcollectorsassociation.org/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl?num=1562198551 Message started by BarrelBaggins on Jul 4th, 2019 at 12:02am |
Title: Re: My New Krag Rifle Questions Post by butlersrangers on Jul 4th, 2019 at 12:54pm
You don't see that 'Eagle Stamp' very often on Krags and I don't believe its significance is exactly known.
(It or a variation is found often on Model 1917 rifles, both wood and receiver. It is considered an inspection & proof stamp). Your rifle was likely - inspected and repaired as needed - sometime between 1904 and 1917, (maybe multiple times). Krags were in use by some regular troops until around 1907-08. The national guard used them until around 1913-14. During WW1, Krags were widely used as training rifles. The US Navy had Krags on some ships maybe into WW2. Krags were seeing some VFW use into the 1960's. |
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