1896 carbine

[rice 123]

would a original 1896 carbine hace a C on the rear sight like a 1899 carbine. also is there a serial number range for 1896 carbines

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[JOHN42768]

Hi, The 1896 rear carbine sight will have a C on the right side at rear. The ladder is graduated up to 20 instead of 18 for the rifle and also across from the 20 will be another C. The slide will also have a center section at the groove that is stepped lower and extending about a 1/4 " on both side of groove. There are a number of fakes around since they are scare and very expensive. Also check out the photos on the Krag Collector Assoc. site. Serial ranges vary depending on which author you use. Approx. 25100-37600 & 67000-79500 according to "The Krag Rifle Story" by Franklin Mallory. They were not run in order and made only for a portion of the years '85-'87. Same receiver as rifle, so you could have 8 rifles and 1 carbine in a row and 20 more rifles before 2 or 3 more carbines. Are you the gentleman who works on Arisaka rifles? If so, you drilled out a stock for me that missed the cleaning rod station in production. PM me if I can help. John

[rice 123]

thanks for the info but I am not the person you are thinking of