Spanish-American War Model 1898 Krag Carbine

Whig · Post by **Whig** » Sun Apr 23, 2023 1:45 am

I have had this Model 1898 Krag carbine for a few years and have some nice documentation showing that it belonged to a Corporal Fred Pender in the 5th U.S. Volunteer Infantry that went to Santiago, Cuba in 1898. The documentation is really interesting because it shows where this corporal evidently discharged a personal S&W revolver in camp and was arrested and convicted of violation of the 62nd Article of War, possessing and discharging a firearm improperly. He was sentenced to a $5 fine and 5 days of hard labor. They don't say whether they confiscated the firearm or not. Interesting that he was assigned this Krag carbine but was not allowed to possess a revolver. I thought many of these soldiers carried their own private side arms in these wars back then.

But, I appreciate the great documentation and details of the war time activities of this soldier. He was stationed in Santiago through and after the end of the Spanish-American War maybe to help quell the rise of insurgents against the American occupants after the War ended.

This is a nice example of a real Model 1898 Krag carbine with a great history. It still has the Model 1896 carbine rear sight also. I think it is in original military configuration without the typical upgrades these carbines went through.