Constabulary Carbines . . . .
Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2003 5:15 pm
. . . or for the purists, M1899 Carbine modified for knife bayonet and sling. I recently acquired one which appears to be "legit." What's interesting is that it has a M1898 receiver that has the "8" overstamped with a "9." Mallory makes a brief mention of this in the "Krag Rifle Sory" and shows a photo. He does not elaborate as to whether this was done for M1899s in general or only when converting for Constabulary/military school use. The serial number is 231,332, which appears to be in a block of 1898 rifles, however, it is interesting to note that there is a "Constabulary" carbine number 231,178 in the springfield Armory collection (also in the rifle block).
Does anyone have any insight as to what the circumstances were that caused the overstamping?
Does anyone have any insight as to what the circumstances were that caused the overstamping?