1899 Krag Carbine Serial Numbers

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  • Here I have a Model 1899 Krag Carbine that of course, you guessed it; was passed down to me lol. From what I was told by my uncle is that he used it in the Spanish American war.
  • The year of manufacture for serial number 105000 is 1898. Krag Model Production Summary: 1892 Rifle - Carbine - 2 1896 Rifle - Carbine - Rifle - 3 Carbine - 5002 1899 Carbine - Cadet Rifle - 404 Parkhurst Rifles & Carbines (included in 1898 rifle and 1899 carbine totals above) - 200 Sniper.
Springfield Model 1892–99
Receiver, loading door and bolt assembly of a US M1898 Krag–Jørgensen Rifle with a .30-40 round as compared to a .45-70 Springfield Model 1888 rifle, its predecessor.
Type
Place of originUnited States
Service history
In service1892–1907 (Regular Army)
Wars
  • World War I (limited)
Production history
DesignerO H J Krag and E Jørgensen
Designed1886
No. builtApprox. 500,000
VariantsM1892 Rifle
M1892 Carbine
M1896 Rifle
M1896 Cadet Rifle
M1896 Carbine
M1898 Rifle
M1898 Carbine
M1899 Carbine
M1899 Constable Carbine
Specifications
Mass8 pounds 7 ounces (M1896 Rifle)
Length48.875 in (1,241 mm) (M1896 Rifle)
Barrel length30 in (762 mm) (M1896 Rifle)
Cartridge.30-40 Krag
ActionBolt action
Rate of fire20–30 rounds/min
Muzzle velocity2,000 ft/s (610 m/s) (rifle) (220 grain bullet 1894–1898)
Effective firing range900 m (3,000 ft)
Feed system5-round rotary magazine
SightsV-notch and front post

US Krag Rifles and Krag Carbines - posted in FIREARMS & ORDNANCE: US Krag Rifles and Krag Carbines Collection.Ill post more photos of each weapon. I believe I would want to look for one with an 1899 or 1900 date correct? Location: North Carolina; Posted 22 December 2018 - 02:36 PM. I am trying to research the serial numbers prior to.

The Springfield Model 1892–99Krag–Jørgensenrifle is a Norwegian-designed bolt-action rifle that was adopted in 1892 as the standard United States Army military longarm, chambered in U.S. caliber .30-40 Krag. All versions and variants were manufactured under license by the Springfield Armory between 1892 and 1903 and famously served as the longarm during the Spanish–American War. Although Krags were popular, unique and efficient, the side loading gate mechanism was slow and cumbersome to reload in combat compared to the clip loaded Spanish Mausers the Krag was up against. Thus, the U.S. Krag was replaced beginning in 1903 with the introduction of the M1903 Springfield rifle, which was essentially a copy of a Mauser, although some design elements of the Krag remained, such as the cocking piece.

American Krags are the most plentiful and affordable of all three Krag variants, although many are sporterized, and they remain popular with collectors today.

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History[edit]

Soldiers practice a bayonet stab with their Krag rifles.

Krag Rifle Serial Number List

Like many other armed forces, the U.S. Inade movies in 2016 and full movie. Army searched for a new rifle in the early 1890s to replace their old Springfield Model 1873 'trapdoor' single-shot rifles. A competition was held in 1892, comparing rifle designs from Lee, Krag–Jørgensen, Mannlicher, Mauser, Schmidt–Rubin, and about 40 other military and civilian designs. The trials were held at Governors Island, New York. Despite protests from domestic inventors and arms manufacturers—two designers, Russell and Livermore, even sued the U.S. government over the choice—the Krag–Jørgensen design was chosen by the board of officers.

Approximately 500,000 'Krags' were produced at the Springfield Armory in Massachusetts from 1894 to 1904. It was the U.S. Army's primary rifle from 1894 to 1903 (when it was replaced by the M1903 Springfield rifle with its ballistically similar .30-03 cartridge), and found use in the Spanish–American War and the Philippine–American War. In this later war the rifle was referred to in a song popular with U.S. troops, a parody of 'Tramp! Tramp! Tramp!', with a verse running:

Damn, damn, damn the Filipinos!
Cut throat kha-ki-ak ladrones!
Underneath our starry flag,
Civilize 'em with a Krag,
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American Springfield Armory Krag (top) in a Spanish–American War museum exhibit.

According to contemporary, perhaps sensationalized accounts, the Krag's complex design was outclassed[1] by the 7mm 1893 Spanish Mauser during the Spanish–American War, and proved ill-suited for use in tropical locales such as Cuba and the Philippines. American soldiers found themselves unable to match the volume of fire displayed by the Spanish 1893 Mauser rifle, with its internal box magazine that could be quickly and fully reloaded with five-round stripper clips, and a high-velocity, flat-shooting 7mm cartridge which was quickly dubbed the 'Spanish Hornet'.

A .30 Springfield Krag rifle and a .45 Springfield Model 1888 rifle.
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During the American assault on the strategic Cuban city of Santiago, a small force of 750 Spanish troops armed with Model 1893 Mauser rifles defended positions on San Juan and Kettle hills. The attacking force consisted of approximately 6,600 American soldiers, most of them regulars, armed with the then-new smokeless-powder Krag–Jørgensen rifle and supported by artillery and Gatling gun fire. Though the assault was successful, the Americans soon realized that they had suffered more than 1,400 casualties in the assault. A U.S board of investigation pinned the blame on the superior firepower of the Spanish Model 1893 Mauser rifles, although modern analysis has determined that many of the casualties were due to superior Spanish fortifications on the high ground. With the Krag's replacement with the Mauser-derived M1903, the rifle is tied for the shortest service life of any standard-issue firearm in US military history (1892–1903).

The Krag was phased out of service with the regular Army by 1907, as M1903 Springfields became available; however, the Krag was issued for many more years with the National Guard and the Army Reserve, including service in World War I with rear-echelon U.S. troops in France and as training arms at various Stateside bases. Later, many were issued to veterans' organizations such as the American Legion, Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War, and the Veterans of Foreign Wars for use in military ceremonies. Still others were sold to civilians through the Civilian Marksmanship Program, and American Krag rifles are a popular and common military surplus collectible. Ramblings on realbasic ebook free.

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1899 Krag Carbine Serial Numbers

Variants[edit]

There were at least nine different models of the U.S. Krag–Jørgensen[2]:

  • M1892 Rifle – a rifle with a 30 in (762 mm) barrel and a magazine cut off that operates in the up position. It can be identified by the cleaning rod under the barrel.
  • M1892 Carbine – presumably a prototype, as just two are known today. Looks like the M1892 Rifle, but with a 22' barrel.
  • M1896 Rifle – rifle model where the magazine cut-off operates in down position and the cleaning rod is moved to butt trap. An improved rear sight and tighter production tolerances gave better accuracy. Stock altered slightly (made thicker).
  • M1896 Cadet Rifle – model which was fitted with cleaning rod like M1892 rifle. Only about 400 were made before it was discontinued.
  • M1896 Carbine – model with the same modifications as the M1896 Rifle.
  • M1898 Rifle – a model that generally much like M1896, but with a wide range of minor changes.
  • M1898 Carbine – rifle with same minor modifications as the M1898 Rifle.
  • M1899 Carbine – rifle with generally the same as the M1898 Carbine, but with a slightly longer forearm and hand guard, and without the swivel ring.
  • M1899 Constabulary carbine – model built for use in the Philippines. Basically a M1899 Carbine fitted with a full length stock and a bayonet lug, and the muzzle stepped down to accept bayonet
1899 Krag Carbine Serial Numbers

Ammunition[edit]

The U.S. Krags were chambered for the rimmed .30-40 Krag round, also known as '.30 Army.' From 1890 to 1893 a 230-grain steel- or cupro-nickel-jacketed bullet was issued, for which no ballistic data is known. From 1894 to September 1899 a 220-grain jacketed bullet loading was issued using 40 grains of nitrocelluose powder, which developed some 40,000 psi and a muzzle velocity of 2,000 feet per second (610 m/s) in the Krag rifle and 1,960 ft/s (600 m/s) in the shorter carbine.

In October 1899, after reviewing the experiences of the Spanish–American War, a new loading was developed for the .30 Army in an attempt to match the ballistics of the 7×57mm Mauser cartridge. The new loading increased the Krag rifle's muzzle velocity to 2,200 f/s at 45,000 psi. However, once the new loading was issued, reports of cracked locking lugs on service Krags began to surface. In March 1900 the remaining stocks of this ammunition, some 3.5 million rounds, was returned to the arsenals, broken down, and reloaded back to the original 2,000 ft/s (610 m/s) specification.

Although the .30-40 Krag was the first smokeless powder round adopted by the U.S. military, it retained the 'caliber-charge' designation of earlier black powder cartridges, thus the .30-40 Krag employs a .30 caliber (7.62 mm) bullet propelled by 40 grains (3 g) of smokeless powder. As with the .30-30 Winchester, the use of black powder nomenclature led to the incorrect assumption that the .30-40 Krag was once a black powder cartridge. As such, the .30-40 Krag round was one of the last cartridges to be named in this fashion.

See also[edit]

  • M1895 Lee Navy rifle

References[edit]

  1. ^Stans, Samhope, 'The Krag-Jørgensen Gun: It Is Inferior In Many Respects to the Mauser Used by the Spaniards', The New York Times, 1 August 1898
  2. ^'Description and Rules for the Management of the U.S. Magazine Rifle and Carbine: Calibre .30' U.S. Army Ordnance Department (1898)

Sources[edit]

  • Hanevik, Karl Egil (1998). Norske Militærgeværer etter 1867. Hanevik Våpen. ISBN82-993143-1-3
  • 'Model 1896 Krag-Jorgensen Rifle' by Patrick McSherry
  • '.30-40 Krag ballistics' from Guns&Ammo magazine
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1899 Krag Carbine Serial Numbers

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of today. I know it sound crazy, but I seem to remember their saying they paid something like $1.50 or $3.00 for each of the rifles. I may be all wrong about that price, but that is the cost that sticks in my mind. My father immediately sporterized his rifle by shortening the barrel, fitting a new stock, and bluing the steel, but my grandfather choose to keep his Krag in the same condition it was when he bought it.
Years later, my grandfather gave me his beautiful Krag, and I used it for hunting deer. I always like the fact that it was still a military rifle rather than a sporterized rifle. I allowed a friend to borrow my Krag to go deer hunting, but while he was deer hunting, he also did some dear hunting, and the rifle was stolen out of his car while he was in a place he should not have been. Needless to say, I was quite upset at the loss. He was my friend and he agreed to replace it as soon as we could find one of like kind and quality. It must have been in the late 1960s when we read a newspaper notice that a local gun dealer won a bid from the Pennsylvania State Police to buy a dozen or so 30-40 Krag carbines the police no longer required for their mounted troops. I immediately went to the dealer and picked out what looked to be the nicest one of the lot. My grandfather’s gun was a Krag rifle, and while these were Krag carbines, I thought I would rather have the carbine. That is how I came to own my Model 1898 Krag with the 216299 serial number.
Since I bought the Krag about 40 years ago, I have always assumed it was a true carbine because it looked like a carbine, and the State Police reportedly used them for their mounted troops. Then I found this forum and started reading some threads that seem to call into question whether my Krag with its serial number could actually be a true carbine. It is clearly a Model 1898, but the stock cartouche is marked 1899. I am pretty sure the stock is a true carbine stock, and the front sight looks like a carbine sight to me. From what I have read, however, my serial number calls into question whether it truly is a carbine or not. It is a very nice looking piece and I have included about 15 pictures in the hope some of you all may have an idea about it.

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The first three pictures are from the right side with a full length view, a back half view, and a front half view.
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Picture 4 is a close view of the front sight, and Pictures 5 & 6 show the barrel band from both sides.
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Pictures 7 & 8 show a side and top view of the rear sight.
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Pictures 9, 10, & 11 are views of the action, with #11 being a close up of the model and serial numbers.
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Picture 13 clearly shows the side cartouche marked 1899, and Picture 14 shows a numeral marking and a “P” cartouche on the bottom of the stock behind the trigger guard.
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Picture 14 shows a number “12' stamped onto the bottom of the stock butt. Could the “12' be a rack number stamped by the Pennsylvania State Police?
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Picture 15 is a stamping on the leather sling, and it looks to me like it says “W.H.M&M.CO.” with “S.M.G.” directly under it.
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I hope you folks can appreciate the pictures, and I hope you might shed some light on whether my Krag is truly a carbine or not.
Best wishes,
Dave Wile