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pencilled numbers on butt
Hello All,
I'm new to this forum and find the members here very helpful and informative. I recently purchased an 1899 carbine with some pencilled numbers on the butt, under the butt plate. Has anyone seen this before, or is it meaningless? This carbine was a Ft Leavenworth modified carbine with the sling swivel modification.
I attempted to upload some pics but was unsuccessful. I need to figure out the system here.
Thanks and Happy Holidays!
David
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12-25-2009 08:10 PM
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pics
OK, here's the pictures...hopefully!
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Good pictures! I wish I could get my digital camera to behave so well on close-up shots.
The meaning of those numbers is lost to history. They certainly weren't applied during manufacture. Neat piece of history though - who knows???
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Did it have the rifle or carbine sight?
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Attached are pics of the front and rear sights and a picture of the carbine.
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Could be an officer's serial number. Mine started "052*****" for a total of
eight digits. But I got commisioned in 1966. The sequence "051" on the butt
would seem more recent than when the Krags were in military use.
Just an observarion.