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Message started by butlersrangers on Aug 6th, 2019 at 7:00am

Title: Re: Why Krags were on Alaska's Fur Seal Islands
Post by butlersrangers on Aug 6th, 2019 at 7:49am
The Congressional committee was likely looking at things in 1911 because: the fur seal population was still declining, the North American Commercial Company's (fur trade) 20 year lease was expiring, pioneering environmentalists had caught people's attention, and an International agreement was needed to preserve the fur seals.

The 1911 ordnance inventory happened to be included because all correspondence was requested. The spare parts list suggests the 'Alaska Seal Island Krags' had model 1901 rear-sights.
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