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Keith Herrington KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 117 Location: Palmyra, VA Joined: Sep 20^th, 2012 Gender:	Identifying my buddy's new Krag Carbine Jun 21^st, 2015 at 7:21pm	Print Post
	A buddy of mine just picked this up for $200. Sights are perfectly regulated for 100 yards with my 180 grain handload. Bore is in fine shape. Serial number (133XXX) shows 1899 production. He and I are planning on doing a detailed strip and clean, but doubt we'll find anything amiss. Appears to be a well cared for gentleman's deer rifle. (You need to *Login* to view media files and links) (You need to *Login* to view media files and links) (You need to *Login* to view media files and links) (You need to *Login* to view media files and links) (You need to *Login* to view media files and links) (You need to *Login* to view media files and links)

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Keith Herrington KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 117 Location: Palmyra, VA Joined: Sep 20^th, 2012 Gender:	Re: Identifying my buddy's new Krag Carbine Reply #1 - Jun 21^st, 2015 at 7:23pm	Print Post
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butlersrangers KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 6330 Location: Michigan Bi-Peninsular&Proud Joined: Oct 7^th, 2009	Re: Identifying my buddy's new Krag Carbine Reply #2 - Jun 21^st, 2015 at 7:31pm	Print Post
	Your buddy lucked out! I would like to see the front sight. The stock, hand-guard, rear-sight (carbine sight is worth $600), and barrel-band are 1898 carbine. The receiver #133XXX is in the model 1898 carbine range and was built in 1898. Only 5,000 model 1898 carbines were made. Many were updated to model 1899 carbine stock and are less desirable. (I saw the front sight picture, after I first posted. The barrel is a carbine barrel with commercial blade).
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butlersrangers KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 6330 Location: Michigan Bi-Peninsular&Proud Joined: Oct 7^th, 2009	Re: Identifying my buddy's new Krag Carbine Reply #3 - Jun 21^st, 2015 at 9:23pm	Print Post
	IMHO, your friend bought a rare model 1898 carbine in very nice condition. He should forget 'Deer Hunting' with this Krag, due to its scarcity and high value. The "No Drill" Redfield #70-K rear sight should be removed and 'Cut-Off' replaced. It would be wise to contact Joe DeChristopher or one of the KCA advertisers to try and locate a carbine blade.


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Zgun KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 80 Location: Massachusetts Joined: Jan 20^th, 2015 Gender:	Re: Identifying my buddy's new Krag Carbine Reply #4 - Jun 22^nd, 2015 at 4:08pm	Print Post
	+1. Wow, what a find for $200.00.


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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: Identifying my buddy's new Krag Carbine Reply #5 - Jun 22^nd, 2015 at 4:26pm	Print Post
	Yes, $2000 would not have been too much for that one.


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psteinmayer KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 2391 Location: Ypsilanti, Michgan Joined: Aug 30^th, 2011 Gender:	Re: Identifying my buddy's new Krag Carbine Reply #6 - Jun 22^nd, 2015 at 5:18pm	Print Post
	Another case of "Someone didn't know what he had, and let it go for a song!"


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butlersrangers KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 6330 Location: Michigan Bi-Peninsular&Proud Joined: Oct 7^th, 2009	Re: Identifying my buddy's new Krag Carbine Reply #7 - Jun 23^rd, 2015 at 12:33pm	Print Post
	" ....... and someone didn't know exactly what he was buying and got it for a song".


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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: Identifying my buddy's new Krag Carbine Reply #8 - Jun 23^rd, 2015 at 2:37pm	Print Post
	Yep, cuts both ways - unless you have unlimited funds, and/or just don't care, the ONLY answer is to educate yourself BEFORE buying OR selling.


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S.B. KCA Forum Member Offline Posts: 65 Location: Central Illinois Joined: May 4^th, 2003 Gender:	Re: Identifying my buddy's new Krag Carbine Reply #9 - Jun 30^th, 2015 at 6:55pm	Print Post
	PM sent on your buddies new Krag. Steve

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Keith Herrington KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 117 Location: Palmyra, VA Joined: Sep 20^th, 2012 Gender:	Re: Identifying my buddy's new Krag Carbine Reply #10 - Jul 13^th, 2015 at 2:29am	Print Post
	Well, I passed all you guys had to say regarding my buddy's new Krag Carbine and just got a shoulder shrug. He want a hunting gun and thinks this is has the makings of one, with a little change here and there. Another shooting buddy hunts with a Krag and he thinks this is what is needed. (You need to *Login* to view media files and links) I tried to convince him not to but his mind is kind of made up. And yes, that is a three prong flash hider you see at the muzzle. Keith

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butlersrangers KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 6330 Location: Michigan Bi-Peninsular&Proud Joined: Oct 7^th, 2009	Re: Identifying my buddy's new Krag Carbine Reply #11 - Jul 13^th, 2015 at 3:10am	Print Post
	That is a shame. Your friend is going to turn a very rare and desirable Krag carbine, worth $2,000 to $3,000, into a $200 POS. (And spend money doing it)! Bubba is alive and unreasonable. I would trade five Krag 'Deer Rifles' (with fine bores) and $200 cash money for his 'intended project gun', as is! (Serious offer). I've got to go sit down and cry. I should not care, but, I do. I guess I didn't need to see this update.


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Keith Herrington KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 117 Location: Palmyra, VA Joined: Sep 20^th, 2012 Gender:	Re: Identifying my buddy's new Krag Carbine Reply #12 - Jul 13^th, 2015 at 10:45am	Print Post
	Ok, Ok. I'm pulling your leg. That picture is from one our shooting buddies who shoots a Krag deer rifle. He doesn't have much money and got it cheap from someone who did a bubba job. As to my buddy and the Krag I posted about he could not be happier with the information you guys provided. He does intend to keep it just as it is, at least for a while, and use it to bag a deer or two. But asked me to get all the parts he needs to put it back into 100% original condition. This I've done except for the front sight blade. Still working on that. He has done a light cleaning of the gun, but has not disassembled it yet. We'll do that later and give it a thorough cleaning when we can get together for a day. We shot the gun this weekend at 100 yards and it printed a nice concentric 5 shot group under 2" in size. (You need to *Login* to view media files and links) Needless to say, my bud could not be happier with his latest acquisition.

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butlersrangers KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 6330 Location: Michigan Bi-Peninsular&Proud Joined: Oct 7^th, 2009	Re: Identifying my buddy's new Krag Carbine Reply #13 - Jul 13^th, 2015 at 2:40pm	Print Post
	Keith: There is a special place for you, when you go to Port Clinton for 'The Vintage Matches'.


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psteinmayer KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 2391 Location: Ypsilanti, Michgan Joined: Aug 30^th, 2011 Gender:	Re: Identifying my buddy's new Krag Carbine Reply #14 - Jul 13^th, 2015 at 3:06pm	Print Post
	Bwaahahahahahahahaha


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