1896 carbine on the way

[Ned Butts]

Good point Dick. The pictures are not good enough for my eyes to tell for sure. Hope for the best.

[butlersrangers]

Pictures are crappy! Scallop may be there?

[Blueheeler]

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.

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[butlersrangers]

Great! Your stock is a correct 1896 carbine stock and not an altered model 1898 carbine stock.

Can you make a similar detailed view of the front-sight?

BTW - I was wrong, earlier, about the bolt-sleeve. It is not a model 1892 sleeve, with a 'pinned' safety-lever. I was fooled by the poor first photos.
Your carbine has a correct later bolt-sleeve and safety-lever.

[Dick Hosmer]

Latest pics are fine and show exactly what you'd want to see, but, old curmudgeon that I am, I ABSOLUTELY CANNOT see that in the original overall - at the front of the handle MAYBE; but at the rear, DEFINITELY NOT. I think the auction company (who was it, if you do not mind?) made a mistake and used a "stock image" in their initial posting, then corrected their mistake when you asked for a close-up.

But, the bottom line is it appears to have been cleared up satisfactorily and you will have a VERY nice addition to your collection. ENJOY!!

[Blueheeler]

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

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[Dick Hosmer]

Had never heard of them before. Thanks for the info.

As to the sight, base looks great, but that is not a original M96C blade., Not a big deal and can be easily remedied.

[butlersrangers]

Front base is good and the blade looks real promising. !896 carbine blades are short and the "C" is hidden, by the base.

[Dick Hosmer]

Promising? 96C blades are very low, almost nothing at front. What is there MAY be a Krag blade from another model, it may not. It does look like it could be filed to the proper profile, but a carbine that nice deserves the right blade. We'll just have to wait and see what develops.

[Blueheeler]

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