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Whig KCA Official Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 1324 Location: Balt MD Joined: Sep 24^th, 2016 Gender:	Re: M1898 Krag carbines Reply #30 - Feb 17^th, 2020 at 2:47pm	Print Post
	If you can be more specific as to where this information is and who owns these M1898 carbines, it would be great to add them to the list! I want to make sure these are truly correct M1898 carbines. I suspect not all of the serial numbers you listed belong to authentic M1898 carbines. But, I'd like to see what you found. Thanks.


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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: M1898 Krag carbines Reply #31 - Feb 17^th, 2020 at 3:40pm	Print Post
	Wonderful thread! I'd like to see two things, both of which are easily accomplishable: (1) KEEP "our" list in ascending numerical order, rather than flipping back and forth. (2) Combine "our" list with Mallory's, so as to provide context. I had such a file on an old computer, which I MAY still be able to access, will try, but cannot say when. Had about 50 entries, IIRC, including Frank's.


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Whig KCA Official Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 1324 Location: Balt MD Joined: Sep 24^th, 2016 Gender:	Re: M1898 Krag carbines Reply #32 - Feb 17^th, 2020 at 4:11pm	Print Post
	If you can find that list, it would be great to combine them. I also like to keep the list in ascending order so it's easy to see the range of serial numbers of true carbines that we collect. Lots of fakes and strongly questionable ones that I would like to keep off the list, though.


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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: M1898 Krag carbines Reply #33 - Feb 17^th, 2020 at 5:29pm	Print Post
	Agreed - no KNOWN fake should EVER get on the list - and any "suspected" ones should have an asterisk. "Preference", or at least recognition, should (somehow) be given to those in short stocks - which is, after all the rare part. As soon as you allow "long stocks with a reasonable number" you are stepping onto a very slippery slope. The number had better REALLY be reasonable - just sayin'.


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Whig KCA Official Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 1324 Location: Balt MD Joined: Sep 24^th, 2016 Gender:	Re: M1898 Krag carbines Reply #34 - Feb 17^th, 2020 at 5:33pm	Print Post
	I like the idea of adding a notation of which stock the carbine wears. Original short stocks are extra rare!


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