you are correct in that this "carbine" was listed on Gunbroker.com, in addition to the incorrect and fraudulent rear sight if you look carefully at the serial number it appears there is some serious...
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you are correct in that this "carbine" was listed on Gunbroker.com, in addition to the incorrect and fraudulent rear sight if you look carefully at the serial number it appears there is some serious...
Upon closer inspection of the photos it appears the the serial number 77629 is a forgery,the numbers 7 & 7 appear to be larger and not of the same dies as the 629, this one would have been about 2...
Wow I almost got taken in the carbine I was purchasing was listed by the seller as having the correct carbine rear sight I was able to enlarge the pictures and saw that the sight was in fact an 1896...
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I may figure out how to send pictures ASAP this the info from the sellers listingAntique U.S....
Just purchased my 2nd. 1896c and it has the correct sight with the c marking,but has the incorrect stock,which is OK having searched for months for a correct sight to put on my other 1896c which had...
Does anyone know when the gas hole location was changed on the carbine bolts ? my bolt has the gas port farther away from the face of the bolt.The SN on my 1896 indicates it was made in August of...
The sight picture shows what appears to be a 1896 rifle type 4 sight mfg. from July 1900 to August 1901.This info from Krag Collectors Assoc. photos.showing the 4 variations of the sight. my 1896...
thanks was unaware of the mods for engineers and artillerymen,grand father was a competition shooter and had many medals for marksmanship.I have often fired the Krag at the range it is a superb...
I have an 1896 mfg. in 1897 same problem it has a newer rear sight my serial no. falls in the 1897 group for carbines all other markings and equipment are correct for a model 1896 cavalry rifle.This...
SN. is 72398 mfg. 1897 all is correct except rear sight,cartouche is very dim but appears to be 1897.rifle was passed to me from grand father who served in the 4th Virginia Inf. during the Spanish...
Looking for Krag cavalry carbine parts