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davep KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 2 Location: eighty four, pa. Joined: May 13^th, 2015 Gender:	school guns Jul 16^th, 2015 at 3:23am	Print Post
	A few weeks ago I picked up my second "school gun". I purchased both within 20 miles or so of Carlisle army college. I'm wondering if anyone is awhere if the model 1899 carbine altered for knife bayonet was used for training rifles at the army college or anywhere near there?


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butlersrangers KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 6330 Location: Michigan Bi-Peninsular&Proud Joined: Oct 7^th, 2009	Re: school guns Reply #1 - Jul 16^th, 2015 at 3:55am	Print Post
	Franklin Mallory, "The Krag Rifle Story", 2nd. edition, (table on page 120, titled 'Phil. Constabulary Rifle'), indicates 145 went to Pennsylvania Mil. College, in Sept. 1906, and 40 in Sept. 1911. PMC was at Chester, Pa. (No mention of Carlisle).


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madsenshooter KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 1079 Joined: Sep 10^th, 2009	Re: school guns Reply #2 - Jul 23^rd, 2015 at 8:31pm	Print Post
	Which doesn't rule out the possibility. Purchases could have been made from Stokes or Bannerman, who were also making short rifles after the Krags and their parts were sold as surplus.


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butlersrangers KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 6330 Location: Michigan Bi-Peninsular&Proud Joined: Oct 7^th, 2009	Re: school guns Reply #3 - Jul 25^th, 2015 at 5:30pm	Print Post
	I imagine the 'Carlisle Army College', being a Federal installation, would have used regular Springfield made Krag rifles, not shortened ones.
	« Last Edit: Aug 3^rd, 2015 at 11:29pm by butlersrangers »

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davep KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 2 Location: eighty four, pa. Joined: May 13^th, 2015 Gender:	Re: school guns Reply #4 - Aug 3^rd, 2015 at 2:38pm	Print Post
	Thanks for the reply. I'm guessing Chester is less than 50 miles away also so could be possible. Although the second "school gun" I purchased had an interesting story from the seller. His grandpa used it in the 1st ww and carried a rabbit foot I n the butt stock. Its still there. I did tell him it was unlikely but maybe he was one of the units that still used the krag at that time. Good story though


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