Bolt question for M1892/96 and M1896 rifles

[bayoned]

I have 6 Krags, all in full military livery, original finishes, with all side cartouches, "circled-P", etc. All were acquired from local gun stores within the last 20 years or so. (not directly from a collector)

My question pertains to the bolts in my M1892/96 (serial 7177) and the M1896 (serial 37247)

Both bolts have early/first style bolt bodies, with both sides of the guide rib long and parallel.

Is this ok ?

Thanks for any help.

[Culpeper]

Ok? Can you shoot the gun without it having any kind of malfunction or Ok from a parts purity point of view? Reading Joe Farmer's book told me to expect all sorts of combinations of parts on rifles.

Just a question. Does it read 1896 or Model 1896 on 37247?

[bayoned]

I am more interested in the "correctness" aspect of the bolt/rifle question. For instance, would Springfield Armory have utilized this earlier bolt in a 1892/96 conversion or a re-build of an M1896 ?

My m1896 is stamped "MODEL 1896"

BTW, (My 1898s all have the later type bolt body with the 1898 handle "flat" on the underside)

[Mark_Daiute]

your bolts are fine.

[Dick Hosmer]

Ok? Can you shoot the gun without it having any kind of malfunction or Ok from a parts purity point of view? Reading Joe Farmer's book told me to expect all sorts of combinations of parts on rifles.

Just a question. Does it read 1896 or Model 1896 on 37247?

Still looking (sort of, but "records are made to be broken") for a higher "1896" than my 37045, but, so far so good.

37247 is not the lowest "Model 1896"; from other arms presented it appears that the change must have occurred around 37100, though I'd be surprised if it were a round number - to them they were just tools.

[Mark_Daiute]

one thing needs to be added: the 1896 bolt did not have the solid guide rib.