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Need help on 1898 Krag rifle.
Jul 23rd, 2011 at 9:23pm
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Rifle is 1898 Krag, 1896 rear sight, correct front sight, full barrel, stock good with P behind trigger guard but no cartouche, bore shiny with fair to good rifling.  Appears to be original configuration, but the bolt and receiver look like they were blued.  Blue job not recent, very well done, has its own patina.  Could this be an arsenal bluing?  Owner wants 500, is this reasonable.  Can bluing be "reversed" or just leave it alone if I buy it?  Much obliged for any opinions.
  
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Re: Need help on 1898 Krag rifle.
Reply #1 - Jul 24th, 2011 at 4:24am
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That's probably a "fair" price - definitely no amazing steal, but not a rip-off, either. What is the serial number? Is it low enough for the M1896 sight to be "correct"?

I'd carefully polish the stripped bolt body (only - don't polish any of the bolt parts) and just leave the receiver to age on its' own. When the rifles were refinished by the army, they were blued, as opposed to renewing/redoing the original oil-casehardening.
  
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Re: Need help on 1898 Krag rifle.
Reply #2 - Jul 24th, 2011 at 1:57pm
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Serial number is 168xxx.  The bluing on the magazine, and side plate look very much like the bluing on the barrel, and trigger guard, same tone, same condition.
  
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Re: Need help on 1898 Krag rifle.
Reply #3 - Jul 24th, 2011 at 5:11pm
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That's early enough - so, I'll stick with my initial comment, just polish the bolt body - satin finish, not mirror bright.
  
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