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<r>Darn scopes,<br /><br />Have to change that serial number to 13?578 with the ? being a 2 or 3. Can't be definitive with that screw hole for the scope taking out the bottom half of it. Will never be sure. After research, found out<br /><br />It has a 1899 carbine stock with a 1899 carbine type 3 l...

Since I have acquired my own Krag reference material and do not have to share it with the rest of Shawnee County, I have been studying and researching my Dad's deer rifle that I inherited. <br /><br />As a shock, I found that I have been reading the serial number wrong. I thought it was 183578 but i...

Ha! I was thinking to myself that the owner just found the first screw to fit the rear of the sight just to hold it on. But that's the right screw! Amazing stuff.

Jack

Great picture and history. Thanks

Jack

And it continues to get smaller as the years go by!

Jack

Ditto with psteinmayer. Been using Winchester 180gr in the magazine when the sarge ain't keeping track of my cutoff lever position.

Jack

No sir, looks like that one on page 201 in Mr. Poyer's book. I guess I'm use to the M1 carbine sized bayonets. It sure looked large to me.

Jack