Military Krag- U.S. Rifles and Carbines Models 1892 to 1899: Covering numbers: 1 - 484000. Please enter a serial number and click the submit button. Military dates of manufacture. The design of the U.S. Krag-Jorgensen Rifle magazine and the open-topped receiver with its bolt handle track makes it very. I own a Krag Carbine, with a 5 digit serial number beginning with 33.
Springfield Armory National Historic Site and National Historic Landmark is a National Park Service unit that commemorates the country's first national armory and its importance within the history of the United States. The site is open to the public from 9am to 5pm, 7 days a week, except for Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, and New Year's Day. Publicly accessible areas and activities include:
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- a visitor center and museum, which displays and interprets objects from the park's historic firearms and manufacturing collection
- 22 acres of historic landscapes and structures with designated areas for picnics
- Self-guided tours, ranger-led tours, and special events
- a bookstore and gift-shop
Springfield Armory NHS does not provide staff for research services. Members of the public may request to do research on site as with other government agencies, by following agency procedures listed below.
There are a number of research options to help you answer your questions:
Research on the internet
- Springfield Armory NHS
- https://www.nps.gov/spar for general information (hours, directions, etc.)
- https://www.nps.gov/spar/historyculture/collections.htm for information specifically about museum and archival collections at the park, and for links to online catalog records
- Note:If you are researching a particular weapon by serial number, please see the note below.
- National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
- As a Federal military facility from 1794-1968, the Springfield Armory's records are, by law, maintained by NARA. The actual records are housed at the NARA branch in Waltham, MA.
- Note:If you are researching a particular weapon by serial number, please see the note below.
- Library of Congress
- An excellent source of searchable photographs and bibliographic citations and references, with quite a large amount available online.
- Other Resources
- There are a number of websites devoted to the history of particular firearms, including those manufactured at Springfield Armory. While some are particularly well researched, the information on others varies. The National Park Service does not endorse any particular site.
On-site research
- Springfield Armory NHS
- https://www.nps.gov/spar/historyculture/on-site-research.htm for information about conducting on-site research
- National Archives and Records Administration
- https://www.archives.gov for information about hours and research policies
Private research services
- Firearms Research
- There are for-profit entities that have been researching US Military firearms for many years. For a fee, they will give you that information, or conduct research for you. These entities can be located via an internet search engine, using terms such terms as: 'Springfield', 'Firearms', and/or 'Research'.
- Other Research
- The region surrounding the park is rife with colleges and universities. If you cannot make it on-site to research, we recommend you contact the History Department of any number of local schools. Graduate students are sometimes available to hire for research at reasonable rates.
Springfield Armory NHS has no records that reflect the disposition of individual firearms during or after their manufacture at the historic Springfield Armory.
As a Federal military facility from 1794-1968, the Springfield Armory's records are, by law, maintained by the National Archive and Records Administration (NARA). These records are official documentation of the administrative functions of the facility. Specific records having to do with the disposition of a particular gun after its manufacture tended to be temporary and thus were not preserved as a whole. Some records did survive as incidental attachments to other, more permanent records.
There are entities that have compiled these references and, for a fee will give you that information or conduct research for you. If you wish to hire one of these entities, see the section above, entitled 'Private research services'. If you wish to search the holdings at NARA yourself, please visit https://www.archives.gov for information about their collections, hours, and research policies.
The M1898 Krag-Jorgensen rifle, often called the ‘Krag’ rifle, was one of many models of this first, small caliber, bolt-action magazine, smokeless powder rifle. Adopted by the US government after stiff competition with many designers, the US Army, between 1892 through 1899, replaced their old ‘trapdoor’ single shot longarms with the Krag-Jorgensen rifle. It took a 30.40 caliber, center-fire round, also referred to as the .30 Army, a 220-grain jacketed bullet. From 1894 to 1904, the Springfield Armory in Springfield, Mass. produced 500,000 of various model Krags. Total quantity of the M1898 Krag rifles number 330,000, the largest amount of the various models made. Fitted with a 30” long round barrel, the bolt-action rifle operated with a magazine that held five rounds and was loaded from the right side thru a large, hinged loading gate. Seat of the bolt handle is flush with breech.
Receiver has a two-line markings on left side that reads “U. S. / MODEL 1898. SPRINGFIELD ARMORY 212663” which aresharp and clear. Note: serial numbers under 152670 are considered ‘antique’ for FFL purposes. All models also have a cut-off which allowed for firing either single-shot or magazine fed. All models have blade front sights set in a high stud ¼” from the muzzle. The rear sight on this piece is one of the many variations of long range sights. Barrel is set in an oil-finished, black walnut stock in very good condition. Retains its wooden top hand guard that extends over the receiver to the middle band. Barrel secured to stock via two barrel bands. Middle band has a sling swivel while the top band (upper) has a single stacking swivel as well as a bayo lug on the underside. A second sling swivel is at the underside of stock butt. Rifle was factory blued but has lost all of its original colors. Receiver wears a mottled light gray patina with some light pitting and oxidation. Straight buttplate has a rounded contour at the toe. Plate has a circular, trap-door set in the buttplate which contains no cleaning rod tools. Stock wrist area has one government inspector cartouche stamped with “J L A /1899”. Underside of stock at rear of triggerguard has a government proof mark “P” within a circle.
This Model 1898 Krag-Jorgensen bolt action repeating rifle is a fine, classic Krag rifle. FFL required.
Firearm may only be shipped to a licensed dealer (FFL Holder) - If you are not a licensed dealer, you must make arrangements with a dealer in your state to receive the firearm and transfer it to you.
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