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thanks that explains both stamps.

The Inspection Cartouche appears to have a date of 1898. It was the round Cartouche I was wondering about.

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As I was carefully cleaning the stock of my Krag. I found two stamps. I was wondering if there was any way to find out what they meant?

<r>A few years ago I inherted the Rifle my father inherted from his father. I was told he bought it as Army suplus for hunting with family. This would have been around the time of World War 1. <br /><br />On the side plate there is stamped:<br />U.S. <br />Model 1896 Springfield Armory 48875.<br /><...