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kwc271 KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 6 Joined: Mar 2^nd, 2013 Gender:	My 1898 krag rifle Aug 19^th, 2018 at 7:11pm	Print Post
	Hello everyone, first time poster here. I just acquired myself a 1898 krag rifle and was wondering if anyone can trace the serial number to see where it was sent or to whom it was issued Thanks for all your help, Kevin It seems I can’t post pics, they are too large. The serial number is 130802


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Culpeper KCA Forum Member Offline Posts: 904 Location: Right Coast of Africa Joined: Mar 30^th, 2005	Re: My 1898 krag rifle Reply #1 - Aug 19^th, 2018 at 8:18pm	Print Post
	Welcome to the forum, long time no see. You have to resize your photos to below 768K. Use MS Paint to get them down if you have a windows box. "Allowed file types: txt doc docx psd pdf bmp jpe jpg jpeg gif png swf zip rar tar Maximum Attachment size: 768 KB" Data is scanty across four hundred and eighty thousand guns and a hundred and twenty-five years but here is what Mallory and Olson has listed. Serial Model MMDDYY Usage 130802 98R 011507 USNA

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butlersrangers KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 6330 Location: Michigan Bi-Peninsular&Proud Joined: Oct 7^th, 2009	Re: My 1898 krag rifle Reply #2 - Aug 19^th, 2018 at 9:22pm	Print Post
	Here are a couple of Naval Academy photographs showing your Krag in action, with Cadet Paul Steinmayer, (Note red arrows).


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butlersrangers KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 6330 Location: Michigan Bi-Peninsular&Proud Joined: Oct 7^th, 2009	Re: My 1898 krag rifle Reply #3 - Aug 19^th, 2018 at 9:42pm	Print Post
	'kwc' - Welcome to the KCA Forum. All kidding aside, you are very fortunate to have a Krag listed in Springfield Research Services (SRS) data. Only a small percentage of Krags were found recorded in the extensive official documents, researched by Frank Mallory, (Author of "The Krag Rifle Story"). Most of us have yet to own a Krag that is so listed. WooHooo! (Your Krag could be in these photos)!


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kwc271 KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 6 Joined: Mar 2^nd, 2013 Gender:	Re: My 1898 krag rifle Reply #4 - Aug 19^th, 2018 at 10:21pm	Print Post
	WOW! That is amazing! Thanks so much!


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psteinmayer KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 2391 Location: Ypsilanti, Michgan Joined: Aug 30^th, 2011 Gender:	Re: My 1898 krag rifle Reply #5 - Aug 20^th, 2018 at 11:59pm	Print Post
	Cadet Paul Steinmayer reporting for duty! You are very lucky Keith! I'm fortunate to know the history of my 1898 rifle, and there's amazing history there... but I still don't have a hit, and that's the gold standard, my friend! Now, I have to don my working whites and head to the range. (I wonder how they got the grass stains out of those whites!)


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Baltimoreed KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 320 Location: Aurora, NC Joined: Feb 5^th, 2016 Gender:	Re: My 1898 krag rifle Reply #6 - Aug 21^st, 2018 at 2:24am	Print Post
	I love old historical photos. Being a still photographer these pictures are maybe 125th of a second long piece of these peoples lives. They were just like you and me, just happened to get their picture taken at that moment on that day at that place. I always think that I’m looking at ghosts as I’m pretty sure everyone here has left the building. Neat. Thanks for posting.


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butlersrangers KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 6330 Location: Michigan Bi-Peninsular&Proud Joined: Oct 7^th, 2009	Re: My 1898 krag rifle Reply #7 - Aug 21^st, 2018 at 2:42am	Print Post
	I love the stuff that wasn't intended to be in an Historic Picture. Circled in red - 'Road Apples', a hazard of any parade involving horses! Red Arrow - The Hole in the Space-Time Continuum, that Steinmayer passed through. (Oh...OK, probably damage to the photo negative ... or ... is it)? BTW - KWC's Krag, #130802, was manufactured around September, 1898. It had use and a history, before being sent to the Naval Academy, in 1907.


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Culpeper KCA Forum Member Offline Posts: 904 Location: Right Coast of Africa Joined: Mar 30^th, 2005	Re: My 1898 krag rifle Reply #8 - Aug 21^st, 2018 at 11:04am	Print Post
	butlersrangers wrote on Aug 19^th, 2018 at 9:42pm: Only a small percentage of Krags were found recorded in the extensive official documents, researched by Frank Mallory, (Author of "The Krag Rifle Story"). Most of us have yet to own a Krag that is so listed. Have I ever mentioned my 1898 carbine. ...that is in the sacred book of Mallory, peace be unto him?

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butlersrangers KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 6330 Location: Michigan Bi-Peninsular&Proud Joined: Oct 7^th, 2009	Re: My 1898 krag rifle Reply #9 - Aug 21^st, 2018 at 11:53am	Print Post
	You guys are such big .... Arrows!


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olderthansome KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 131 Location: Michigan Joined: Mar 10^th, 2013 Gender:	Re: My 1898 krag rifle Reply #10 - Aug 21^st, 2018 at 12:24pm	Print Post
	You need a bigger arrow. I have two. Or maybe a circle would be better.


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butlersrangers KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 6330 Location: Michigan Bi-Peninsular&Proud Joined: Oct 7^th, 2009	Re: My 1898 krag rifle Reply #11 - Aug 21^st, 2018 at 11:02pm	Print Post
	It's all a matter of perspective: The origin of the Army - Navy Game. Two military academies contesting a pile of manure! (IMHO - Navy is going to Win. They are closer)!


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psteinmayer KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 2391 Location: Ypsilanti, Michgan Joined: Aug 30^th, 2011 Gender:	Re: My 1898 krag rifle Reply #12 - Aug 21^st, 2018 at 11:06pm	Print Post
	To be honest... I'd like to know how I wound up in the band??? My WW1 Krag is SN 132598, and I wish it had a hit! FWIW, my brother and I both used to dabble in photography. We both had several cameras, including medium formats, and we both had full dark rooms (I still have all of my dark room equipment, but I sold off my cameras). In addition, my Grandfather (maternal) was a professional photographer and worked for Jam Handy (one of his top photogs)! Ok, time to head back through the portal. C'mon Culpeper... we got some marching to do!


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