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So, I have a receiver with 481562 serial number.
Any insight out there?

I just bought 10 stripped Krag receivers from Sarco. $14 each, What the heck. I’m assembling 4 at the moment. Most serials fall in 1900-02 range. I’m making a receiver jig and barrel wrench now. Every few years, I get uber-interested in 1 particular historical firearm and go kinda crazy with it. Fir...

The serial number is a few thousand past the records though

I just bought what appears to be a Constabulary Carbine. Springfield Model 1898. Serial #481562.
Can anyone explain this?

I got the mfr date from that government dept. of Parks site.

Serial 297272. 1901?

The Bride of Frankenstein. Mock-up.
Should make a good pick-up truck gun.

It looks like this was originally a rifle. They cut the barrel to 22” but did a lousy crown job. I chucked it in the lathe and cleaned it up. I put the roller-coaster type sight on it. They cut the original comb off and doweled a piece on it. I cut it back down to 1.25 drop. They cut 1/2” off the bu...

This was the end of that day

I’m a newbie here and I thought I’d show a pic of a recent acquisition. This thing was a complete mess, as you can see. My goal is to clean her up so that she has at least a little dignity left for the rest of her life. She was born in 1901 and has had a very hard life.