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Keeping up with tradition...

She just arrived. Looks really good, bore is very good without a cleaning. 3 hole stock with three cleaning rods included. Will have to wait until tomorrow for a detailed exam, but everything looks good and I am very happy.

Thanks Whig, I do a fair amount of reloading so as soon as I can scare up some brass I'll get some rounds together. I have plenty of 150 grain FMJs and suitable powder (will likely start with BLC2). The old guns certainly tend to shoot high at closer ranges, I have a Swiss veterli that I use the two...

Thanks again everyone, assuming I end up needing the correct blade, where can I find one?

Thanks, Linkous Auction Co. Who have been excellent to deal with so far. A pic of the front sight.

Thanks for all the observations, I did play with an auction photo in my photo editor and got this for the bolt handle area.
Anyway, she should arrive tomorrow or Tuesday and I will update then.

That looks like a still from the movie 55 Days at Peking, about the Boxer Rebellion and starring Chareton Heston. Lee Enfield mk 1s were used as props by the US troops in the movie.

https://www.imfdb.org/wiki/55_Days_at_Peking

Thanks everyone, she should arrive early next week so I will update upon her arrival.

Whig, I got it through an online auction on proxybid, about 1200 with fees and shipping. The bore is supposedly excellent, I will post a picture of the sight.

Hello, I have my first Krag, an 1896 carbine sn 30791 on its way. It looks pretty good from the auction pictures, but we'll see when it arrives, any SRS info would be appreciated. I will try to post a few pics. Screenshot_20221215_193607_Chrome.jpg Screenshot_20221215_205223_Chrome.jpg Screenshot_20...