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krag carbine
Hi, Have a krag carbine with an interesting history....serial #34644, had this rifle researched by SRS, it was made in 1896 and issued to the 3rd cal. This rifle never made it to san juan hill with the rest of the outfit, it was stolen from their barracks in missouri in 1897. Two questions here, 1) would the govt still be interested in recovering this rifle? in other words is there a statute of limitations involved? Does the fact it was stolen prevent future sales? 2) Being it is sort of a "pirate" rifle what would it be worth and what would be the best way to sell it? Thank You
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Once you settle your nerves I'd love to see this carbine, if you could post some pics. I seriously doubt the "Gumn't" will come chasing you after 122 years...unless it's taxes.
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Haha, that is a great history. I’m with Jim, I doubt the government cares anymore. In fact, they probably have no record of it...if they did I would love to see those records!
Would love to know more of the history. If only it could talk.
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There's bags of 1911 and A1s that are adrift after the fact and I've never heard of anyone having a "G" man appear with his hand out for their property...
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don't have the rifle at this location will post some pics when available
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The OPs question is a good one that I hadn't thought about before.
It kind of reminds me of the time I was in a military antique shop that had a lot of WWII uniforms from all countries. The owner was known for his vast knowledge of the Third Reich and all things WWII German. Well, while I was in the shop he got a phone call from a lady. He was very polite and seemed to be holding back laughter. He finally said “No, no I don’t think there would be a problem.” and hung up the phone. He sat there for a moment with a silly grin on his face and then burst out in a fit of laughter. Naturally my curiosity was killing me so I asked him what was the source of his amusement. He explained that she had acquired some Nazi ephemera , some postcards and other paper items that she wanted to copy and sell in her antique shop. She was concerned about violating German copyright laws! He laughed loudly and said if we could resurrect Himmler or Goebbels we could ask them if it was OK! Salt Flat
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According to the U.S. Code, any person holding equipment marked U.S. property must produce either a bill of sale from the gov't for the item or show the commercial import marks. I'm sure some government to come will put this to good use in rounding up all of the 'bring backs' found at gun shows. Removing the import mark without transferring the info to an other location on the piece is also a violation.
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Can't see it happening...at all.