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Krag from Yankee Artifacts

Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2022 10:55 pm
by Mike4MSU
Don’t suppose anyone from here picked up that GORGEOUS 1898 Krag rifle over the weekend. I think they were asking $1500. The ads already down and I only grabbed one photo, but clearly never sanded, beautiful cartouche, metal looked perfect and had the 1898 sight with peep hole.
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Re: Krag from Yankee Artifacts

Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2022 11:09 pm
by butlersrangers
The metal looks righteous.
It is probably just me, but the wood color looks a bit odd in that photo.

Re: Krag from Yankee Artifacts

Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2022 11:33 pm
by Mike4MSU
I think the owner uses a digital camera from 2000. Unlike a lot of what I see on GB, his photos usually look worse than reality. There were some other photos of the stock and cartouche, I think it was fine.

Re: Krag from Yankee Artifacts

Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2022 5:36 pm
by Fred G.
It looks like it has an Italian Walnut stock.
Bill Mook had a entire gun rack of them. All were pristine 1898’s with that type rear sight on them.

Re: Krag from Yankee Artifacts

Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2022 5:57 pm
by butlersrangers
FWIW - Some Italian walnut stocks were 'stained' by units to darken and better match their other issued Krags.

Re: Krag from Yankee Artifacts

Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2022 8:54 pm
by Whig
I have a number of Krags but nothing as perfect as this one looks. $1500 is really a nice price if it really is as it appears. Where was it listed?

Re: Krag from Yankee Artifacts

Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2022 11:01 pm
by Mike4MSU
Whig wrote: Tue Dec 13, 2022 8:54 pm I have a number of Krags but nothing as perfect as this one looks. $1500 is really a nice price if it really is as it appears. Where was it listed?
http://www.yankeeartifacts.com/

Re: Krag from Yankee Artifacts

Posted: Wed Dec 14, 2022 2:08 am
by Whig
Thanks. I have never seen their website before. Nice Krag. I would have liked to see more pictures also. I checked the WayBackMachine but they didn't have an update for that week.