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Firearms >> U.S. Military Krags >> Krag Original Finish or Arsenal Refinish??? http://www.kragcollectorsassociation.org/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl?num=1564290434 Message started by butlersrangers on Jul 28^th, 2019 at 5:07am

Title: Re: Krag Original Finish or Arsenal Refinish
Post by butlersrangers on Jul 28^th, 2019 at 5:36am

Attached are a couple of photos of a model 1898 Krag rifle in the 333,000 serial # range.

FWIW - I believe this Model 1898 Krag may still have its original, but worn, case-hardened metal finish.

Red arrow shows track of machine cutter. Green arrow indicates 'case colors'.

Action_1898_333K-1.jpg ( 137 KB | 0 Downloads )

Action_1898_333K-2a.jpg ( 180 KB | 0 Downloads )