During this whole pandemic I decided to take a trip to my local gun store. There I found a "1898" krag in original full military condition, it even came with the original cleaning kit, I was in love, I always wanted one and jumped at the opportunity to buy it. The store was asking $899 and after an hour of background checks and paperwork (thanks Massachusetts) I returned home with my krag. Once I got home I did some researching and stumbled upon this website. Keen to find out more about my krag i checked the serial number and found it grouped in with alot of 1896 krags.....wierd. so I go back to the gun and upon closer inspection see that the stamped model wasn't 1898 but actually 1896. The serial number is 85723 with the original 1896 rear sites. The gun has not been refinished either. Is $899 a good deal for a model 1896?

If anyone has more info on this serial number I'd gladly appreciate info on it, also how can you tell if your krag has taken part in the Spanish-American war?

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