![]() Both these scenarios would account for all the handling marks but little wear. The rifles were loaned to a military school and used for drilling. ![]() ![]() The rifles were issued to a non-combat battalion (construction, etc.) in WWI and put in storage after the war. My buddy Krag expert says two most possible scenarios were 1. ![]() The wood has never been sanded but has dents over nearly 100% of its surfaces, the kind I’ve seen where rifles have been placed loosely in boxes and moved a lot. 002 but they don’t have rifling with sharp edges like this one. I have two original Krags with shiny bores that measure. The screw heads look untouched, the machine marks on the bolt slide surface in the receiver look new, the ejector has sharp edges, the bore measures 0” at the muzzle. The finish has the uniform color like what I’ve only seen in pictures. I’ve never seen a Krag with metal this nice. In a later effort to increase this arms rate of fire, 200 Model 1898 Rifles and Model 1899 Carbines were modified at Springfield Armory to accept the Parkhurst Clip Loading Attachment. Got in late last night and opened up the Krag from Patriot Artifacts. In addition, the Krag featured a magazine cut-off that allowed it to function as a single-shot arm, with the magazines ammunition supply kept in reserve.
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