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Firearms >> U.S. Military Krags >> My new to me Krag! No longer frustrated! http://www.kragcollectorsassociation.org/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl?num=1564875044 Message started by BillySteph on Aug 3^rd, 2019 at 11:30pm

Title: My new to me Krag! No longer frustrated!
Post by BillySteph on Aug 3^rd, 2019 at 11:30pm

Here is pics of the Krag I just purchased from a nice gentleman on the CMP boards. He had 150 rounds of factory ammo and 100 rounds of brass that had to go with it. So I think I did pretty decent, all in all. The cartouche is pretty light. The stock itself is in very nice condition. I have seen other very well defined cartouches that look nice but I am not so sure those are not fake. Seems some out there are a little too nice to be 118+ years old. I do have a question on one of the stamps. There is a P stamp for the proof and then there is a small stamp with the number 32 close to the trigger guard, what does that represent? I can take pics of that if need but all others I seen have a number there as well.

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Title: More Pics.
Post by BillySteph on Aug 3^rd, 2019 at 11:32pm

A few more

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Title: Re: My new to me Krag! No longer frustrated!
Post by Knute1 on Aug 3^rd, 2019 at 11:58pm

Very nice. Congrats!

Title: Re: My new to me Krag! No longer frustrated!
Post by butlersrangers on Aug 4^th, 2019 at 12:16am

Nice Looking Krag!

The stock marking behind the trigger-guard and in front of the Circled "P" is believed to be a Stock-Worker or Sub-Inspector's mark.

Most U.S. Krag stocks will have small letters or numbers in that spot.

Title: Re: My new to me Krag! No longer frustrated!
Post by Whig on Aug 4^th, 2019 at 1:40am

I love the beautiful even toning of your stock. That's about the best color I've seen of a Krag stock. Everything seems to match in degree of wear and tone. It's been together for a long time.

Just gorgeous!

How's the bore?

Title: Re: My new to me Krag! No longer frustrated!
Post by BillySteph on Aug 4^th, 2019 at 2:13am

Thanks, the wood is beautiful in person! Barrel is bright shiny, nice rifling, muzzle gauged at 2, no breech gauge.

Whig wrote on Aug 4^th, 2019 at 1:40am:

Title: Re: My new to me Krag! No longer frustrated!
Post by Griff557 on Aug 4^th, 2019 at 2:24am

Very nice!!! Still in limbo on my YA Krag 😡

Title: Re: My new to me Krag! No longer frustrated!
Post by BillySteph on Aug 4^th, 2019 at 3:09am

Thanks! Man that sucks about yours , sorry to hear that. Hopefully it will get straightened out soon!

Griff557 wrote on Aug 4^th, 2019 at 2:24am:

Very nice!!! Still in limbo on my YA Krag 😡