1899 Krag Carbine

[last round]

Gentlemen,serial number comes up no where.Model 1899.Serial number 851641.,Has a later rear sight,C marked.Not a cut down barrel,front sight is dove.Any info would be good,,thanks

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[browningautorifle]

The front sight shouldn't be a dovetail, if that's what you're saying. They should be silver soldered on. Rear sight sounds correct. Are you sure the first number isn't a 3? 351564 is a carbine and so is 353506, both marked as '99...but I don't have any numbers as high as 8xxxxx.

[last round]

Yes,it's 351641,sorry.The front sight is a Krag,matched up pictures.The front band is U marked.
Thank You,JIM,for the info.

[browningautorifle]

The U means UP...as in when you point the barrel up, the U is correct side up. Or it's on backwards. Dates way back to the muskets...so the info is a guideline for where your carbine sits. It showed those two numbers were at San Antonio Arsenal for testing...

There's individuals here that know bags about these, they'll find you in a bit and fill in for you. We'd love to see pics if you could...that will also help with other info. Welcome to the neighborhood...by the way...

[Dick Hosmer]

When you say front band, do you mean there is more than one? Some carbines were modified for issue to college ROTC units. Here is a picture of one of the modified carbines, however the front/upper band should not be marked.

As to the numbers, it is definitely a "3" as Krag production stopped well short of 500,000.