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Firearms >> Sporterized and unofficial modified Krags >> What direction to take this project? 1898 project http://www.kragcollectorsassociation.org/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl?num=1579449513 Message started by CoRifleman on Jan 19^th, 2020 at 3:58pm

Title: Re: What direction to take this project? 1898 project
Post by CoRifleman on Jan 19^th, 2020 at 9:13pm

Here's the shots I have of the bolt side.

This has given me great pause on the direction of this project.

Ned Butts wrote on Jan 19^th, 2020 at 9:01pm:

That appears to be a "hard struck" six, not uncommon. Krag stampings can be deceiveing . An examination of the other side of the receiver and the bolt handle "support" will tell us that it is a model 1896

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