Krag Collectors Association Forum

There’s no date on the flat, I checked that after I saw the picture of yours. And here’s the inside of my case different and it’s different From the one you show. I’m just curious, could this case have been carried over from you from the trapdoor and used by a soldier with a Krag? Looks like I shoul...

I think I pulled the email off of your member profile from here and I just resent it to the one that you told me previously to use.

My mistake, and I appreciate your assistance as always!

OK, that makes sense, thanks Whig !

Did you see the email I sent you about the two early Springfield M1903 serial numbers?

Dick I’m trying to figure out from your post which era do I have? I know it’s black, but that may just be from years of leather conditioner or linseed or other oil or something like that, because the inside is brown leather and it looks like more of the type that bulletrangers has as the later gener...

Thanks Whig! I definitely will try to protect the leather. And thank you for the heads up on the indentation on the inside. It’s really cool and I didn’t realize they were used for trapdoors as well. I also picked up two early Springfield M1903’s and sent you an email asking if you would please chec...

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I picked this up at the Lakeland gun show in Florida today and According to everybody else I showed it to After I got it said that I got it for an awesome price. The seller said it was a Spanish American war ammo case. When were these made? It the beginning of the series 1892 or did these come along...

Thanks Whig!
There’s no hidden problems. Stock is in really good shape, bore looks great. and no pitting on the metal. I paid $700 for the rifle, $80 for the bayonet, and $75 for the sling.

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I’m thinking about taking my 1903 dated Krag rifle with its 1903 bayonet and 1903 RIA leather sling to the big Lakeland gun show in Florida this weekend.

What is a good fair market price that I should be asking for this all 1903 dated combination?