Do you have any pictures of how these were stamped to identify them as NYSP property?
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Do you have any pictures of how these were stamped to identify them as NYSP property?
Hope you'll be able to post some pics along the way of your build. Sounds like a great project!
I went to the range yesterday for the first time with this Krag and am very happy with the results....
Just an addendum to my post above. The front sight is drifted in and not soldered, as the dovetail was milled to fit it.
I note your last post is a couple of months old but lacking a reply, I thought I would offer a couple of thoughts in case you're still in the planning stages. I recently restored sights to my Krag...
As they said, shoot it and enjoy it. I'm an amateur collector so take what I say FWIW. These rifles came out of the armory pristine and most were rebuilt along the way, and if you truly can find...
Could it have been an Afghani knock-off? I understand they have quite a cottage industry there in various firearms they have copied.
I've been lurking for awhile and thought I would say hello from Northern Michigan. I got away from collecting but have a renewed interest and found the site while trying to get some answers to...