Interesting observations 'Whig'.
I don't have a GP rifle stock or School rifle to personally examine the 'Cartouche' initials and style.
On page 190 of "The Krag Rifle Story", Mallory's chart does indicate that the J.F.C. cartouche, stamped on GP rifles, had "script lettering".
The fancy 'floral' cartouche, that you posted, certainly looks like it could be a 'script JFC' to me.
However, in Mallory's chart, he also noted a cartouche with an "indecipherable four-letter script", of "Unknown" meaning, found on some Philippine Constabulary rifles.
(Maybe, it is the same cartouche that you posted)?
Maybe, Mr. Coyle used both of his 'cartouche' stamps, (script & block), on two different types of Krag stocks?
BTW - '03collector' posted this photo last year on the KCA Forum of his beautiful GP rifle:
J.F.C. Stock Cartouche on 1898 Krag Rifle?
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I picked up the rifle tonight and was able to take some pictures with my cell phone and I’m going to try to post one here and if it works I’ll try to add more.
It’s actually in better shape than I hoped, and it is a full length rifle.
It’s actually in better shape than I hoped, and it is a full length rifle.
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It looks like I can post pictures from my cell phone so here’s some more.
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Here’s some more
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Only saw one partial letter that looks like an H on the bolt handle, and on the opposite side a number 4
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