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1901 Krag Carbine
Jun 24th, 2018 at 8:51pm
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I am looking a carbine and comparing using Poyers book.  Would a carbine is the 346xxx serial range have a headless cocking piece?  I know Poyer has a few discrepancies. 
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Re: 1901 Krag Carbine
Reply #1 - Jun 25th, 2018 at 3:50am
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From what I have read, the 'headless cocking piece' was approved April 28, 1899, and disapproved October 11, 1900.

A Model 1899 Krag carbine, in the number 340,XXX range, would have likely been assembled around July - September, 1901.

It is likely such a carbine would have the more common type of Cocking Piece, when it was assembled at Springfield Armory in 1901.

BTW - There is no U.S. "1901 Carbine". There are U.S. Model 1899 carbines that were produced in 1901.
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