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Dick Hosmer KCA Official Member Offline Collector of Springfield Arms, 1865-1915 Posts: 1862 Location: Northern California Joined: Nov 20^th, 2005 Gender:	1898 Carbine (a real one) on GB Apr 2^nd, 2013 at 5:09am	Print Post
	Check out auction number 334276115, closes tomorrow. A bit rough, but a scarce item, all there, and drawing bids like flies on a watermelon.


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gpm289 KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 14 Joined: Mar 26^th, 2013	Re: 1898 Carbine (a real one) on GB Reply #1 - Apr 2^nd, 2013 at 3:09pm	Print Post
	Thanks for the information. Makes life a lot easier for beginners! Also, thanks to the kca site and your personal photos, I have some confidence when I visit April gun shows for a Krag.


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Dick Hosmer KCA Official Member Offline Collector of Springfield Arms, 1865-1915 Posts: 1862 Location: Northern California Joined: Nov 20^th, 2005 Gender:	Re: 1898 Carbine (a real one) on GB Reply #2 - Apr 2^nd, 2013 at 9:49pm	Print Post
	Granted it wasn't real pretty, but $818 was, IMHO, an outright steal!


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gpm289 KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 14 Joined: Mar 26^th, 2013	Re: 1898 Carbine (a real one) on GB Reply #3 - Apr 2^nd, 2013 at 10:18pm	Print Post
	I won the bid. Talked to the owner and he used it for a deer rifle for years which is why it is rough. Now do I restore it or leave as is. Lucky for me, my wife is happy I found a new hobby to keep me occupied.


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butlersrangers KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 6330 Location: Michigan Bi-Peninsular&Proud Joined: Oct 7^th, 2009	Re: 1898 Carbine (a real one) on GB Reply #4 - Apr 2^nd, 2013 at 11:04pm	Print Post
	gpm289:� She's Priceless!� (not your 1898 Carbine -- Your Wife!).� Please post some pictures -- of the Carbine, I mean, so the rest of us can enjoy and offer opinions.� Go slow with 'restoration' thoughts.� You should preserve patina and only clean dirt, hardened grease, and light surface rust.� Wood responds to Linseed oil, Tung oil, Howard's wax and feed, and Pledge.


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psteinmayer KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 2391 Location: Ypsilanti, Michgan Joined: Aug 30^th, 2011 Gender:	Re: 1898 Carbine (a real one) on GB Reply #5 - Apr 3^rd, 2013 at 12:28am	Print Post
	Or maybe post some pictures of your wife holding the carbine


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gpm289 KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 14 Joined: Mar 26^th, 2013	Re: 1898 Carbine (a real one) on GB Reply #6 - Apr 4^th, 2013 at 11:39pm	Print Post
	First, yes, my wife is priceless. As they say, I have great taste in women, too bad my wife has poor taste in men. I will post photos ASAP, and am open to any help in properly restoring the carbine. I do not want to add bubba to my user name. I was able to buy a box of Winchester ammo 180 gr/2460 fps. Will this be a safe cartridge? I do have a gunsmith ready to check it out when I get it.


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psteinmayer KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 2391 Location: Ypsilanti, Michgan Joined: Aug 30^th, 2011 Gender:	Re: 1898 Carbine (a real one) on GB Reply #7 - Apr 5^th, 2013 at 1:37am	Print Post
	If it's standard Winchester 30-40 ammo with 180 grain silvertips, then yes, it should be fine to shoot.


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