And yet another!  The serial # on the rifle in the stock is very close to what one of the original 1896 Cadet rifles would have been, but I can't say for sure it was one, and my pockets aren't deep enough for the asking price.  (You need to Login to view media files and links); I could be wrong, but I am of the opinion that the Cadet rifles were all, except the museum specimens, built on 1895 marked receivers, for the sake of uniformity.  Salter has one such rifle here:  (You need to Login to view media files and links); If you got the bucks, buy em both and switch stocks to get yourself a used to be 1896 Cadet rifle, or maybe you can talk him into making the switch!

madsenshooter wrote on May 27^th, 2015 at 11:39pm:


Bob, the filler is VERY clear, though the color match is not the greatest. Your swap idea is intriguing - but far, far beyond my means.

I'd also advise any one who wants that combo to move quickly before seller finds out what they have stumbled onto, do it themselves, and bump the price 5X.

I really like their new layout - the old one sucked. Someone does need to tell them how to measure Krag barrels though - 29" (used repeatedly) doesn't make them look too swift.

Yea, I like the new layout too.  The bandspring filler really shows up in his pics.  Good enough to make me think the first one I linked to on facebook may not have been one, I see it is right in line with the U.  On the facebook one, I thought I was seeing one slightly higher.  22249 isn't far from my parkerized Krag.  I see it has a 96 sideplate, just as the parked Krag does, whereas those I have seen in the serial # range Dick mentioned retain their model 92 sideplates.  But who knows when or where sideplates may have been changed.  Even serial #45, which should have been one of the rifles sent to governors, has had its sideplate changed.  The 96 that's on there now is an interesting specimen.  I see the illusion of filler near the back of the forearm, but not up near the upper band.  The stock looks like a thin wrist to me.  Maybe one made before they increased the thickness.  It'd be interesting to see if it had the lightening cuts or not.  Also noted was a bit of cast off to 92 stocks that 96 & 98s don't appear to have.  I'd already noted that on my 92/96 rifles.  There's more than a sliver of walnut in there Dick, the hole is plugged too, but of course, that could be faked.  An 1896 cartouche would be telling, if it weren't for someone faking those also.

You can probably tell thick from thin better than me Dick. I might not have my widescreen set right. Your observation is interesting.  We know he got a lot of attention when I noted the band spring filler on one he had some time ago. It wasn't so obvious.  Could be the increase in price is to cover someone's labor.  Hate to say that publicly, so I'll make a disclaimer.  Someone else may have done it before he got it!