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mjanway KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 33 Joined: Mar 3^rd, 2011	Whole Different Story Jan 10^th, 2012 at 2:51am	Print Post
	Since I have acquired my own Krag reference material and do not have to share it with the rest of Shawnee County, I have been studying and researching my Dad's deer rifle that I inherited. As a shock, I found that I have been reading the serial number wrong. I thought it was 183578 but is actually 133578. Could someone please look that up for me as that may answer some questions that I've had about the barrel and stock for quite some time. Thanks Jack


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mjanway KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 33 Joined: Mar 3^rd, 2011	Re: Whole Different Story Reply #1 - Jan 14^th, 2012 at 1:51am	Print Post
	Darn scopes, Have to change that serial number to 13?578 with the ? being a 2 or 3. Can't be definitive with that screw hole for the scope taking out the bottom half of it. Will never be sure. After research, found out It has a 1899 carbine stock with a 1899 carbine type 3 lower band and type 2 butt plate. The barrel is 22 inches long. It has a nice crown and the front sight post is nicely milled in. If it was cut, they certainly did a fine job. So wild guess that a. it's a 1898 carbine receiver and barrel in a 1899 carbine stock or b. it's a 1898 rifle receiver with a carbine barrel in a 1899 carbine stock or c. its a 1898 rifle receiver with a cut down rifle barrel in a 1899 carbine stock. Will never know. I put the 1901 handguard and 1901 rear sight on. Been all through the old homestead looking for what use to be on there with no luck. Been too long. I do need to replace that front sight blade. Sure learned some stuff about Krags. Some pictures follow if I got the sizing figured out. Jack


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mjanway KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 33 Joined: Mar 3^rd, 2011	Re: Whole Different Story Reply #2 - Jan 14^th, 2012 at 1:52am	Print Post
	Other side


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mjanway KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 33 Joined: Mar 3^rd, 2011	Re: Whole Different Story Reply #3 - Jan 14^th, 2012 at 1:53am	Print Post
	Band and spring


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mjanway KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 33 Joined: Mar 3^rd, 2011	Re: Whole Different Story Reply #4 - Jan 14^th, 2012 at 1:54am	Print Post
	Business end


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psteinmayer KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 2391 Location: Ypsilanti, Michgan Joined: Aug 30^th, 2011 Gender:	Re: Whole Different Story Reply #5 - Jan 14^th, 2012 at 2:01am	Print Post
	Nice looking Krag! Looks to me like someone has sanded the stock to sharpen the cut where the rear stock section transitions to the hand grip area.


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butlersrangers KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 6330 Location: Michigan Bi-Peninsular&Proud Joined: Oct 7^th, 2009	Re: Whole Different Story Reply #6 - Jan 14^th, 2012 at 4:38am	Print Post
	mjanway: Those 4 screw holes look like they are for a Weaver #2 side-mount base. Last year I bought an 1898 Krag Carbine that had been ruined by tapped holes in the receiver and a dovetail across the barrel. I bought it to get its 1899 Carbine stock for an 1899 Carbine I restored. I decided to keep the '98 Carbine as a shooter because its bore was mint. I finally got around to trying a scope on it


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butlersrangers KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 6330 Location: Michigan Bi-Peninsular&Proud Joined: Oct 7^th, 2009	Re: Whole Different Story Reply #7 - Jan 14^th, 2012 at 4:39am	Print Post
	Weaver mount detached


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butlersrangers KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 6330 Location: Michigan Bi-Peninsular&Proud Joined: Oct 7^th, 2009	Re: Whole Different Story Reply #8 - Jan 14^th, 2012 at 4:46am	Print Post
	Scope and mount in place. ( I know those holes are ticking you off. But, you can use them until you fill them). Oh, the scope prevents using an unaltered safety and the mount needs to be taken off its base to remove the bolt.


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mjanway KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 33 Joined: Mar 3^rd, 2011	Re: Whole Different Story Reply #9 - Jan 14^th, 2012 at 11:17am	Print Post
	psteinmayer: Thanks, hmmm. Beings I didn't know what it was until this week, will have to look at more of them. I was mainly concerned with measurements and dimensions and how the air channels looked. It did clean up well. What ever Dad had on there came off fairly easy and it sure liked the linseed oil. butlersrangers: Yep, that's it! Darn thing! Still got the scope, not sure about the mount. Will have to see if I still got it or put it in scrap in case you need some spare parts. I sure don't want it. Don't need weapons for deer hunting here, they come find you while you are driving. Jack


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