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The handguard meets the front edge of the receiver fitted with an updated M1901 pattern rear sight. These are very desirable as a U.S. The stock is fitted with a M1896 solid smooth buttplate with a curved toe and butt-trap, which is empty.
#Springfield 1898 manual serial number#
The first serial number of 180, so this was produced early in the year, before the next revision was introduced.
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Research reveals that serial number 98191 dates the time of manufacture to the first half of 1898, which is part of U.S. It also had an improved rear sight and tighter production tolerances to give better accuracy when compared to its predecessor. The M1896 rifle differs from the earlier M1892 version, in that the magazine cut-off operates in down position and a three-piece cleaning rod is stored in a butt trap. Although Krags were popular, unique and efficient, the side loading gate mechanism was slow and cumbersome to reload in combat compared to the clip loaded Spanish Mausers the Krag was up against. All versions and variants were manufactured under license by the Springfield Armory between 18 and famously served as the longarm during the Spanish–American War. It measures was 49 inches (1,200 mm) in overall length weighing 9.3 pounds with a 30-inch (760 mm) barrel. The The Springfield Model 1892–99 Krag–Jørgensen rifle is a Norwegian-designed bolt-action rifle that was adopted in 1892 as the standard United States Army military longarm, chambered in U.S.
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This is a very nice late production (1898) Springfield Krag-Jørgensen M1896 Rifle, the standard U.S.