**U.S. Springfield Model 1898 Krag

.30-40 Krag. 30" barrel length. SN: 415192. Blued metal finish with polished bolt set in straight wrist walnut stock with half length upper handguard. Bolt action internal magazine fed repeating rifle charged via trapdoor to right receiver. Item mounts adjustable 1901 pattern rear ladder sight paired with a pinned front blade. Receiver is struck with MODEL 1898. marking followed by U.S./SPRINGFIELD. Wrist displays a circle P marking while the left wrist retain a crisp JSA/1902 inspector's cartouche of Joseph Sumner Adams, who took over the role of inspecting new arms at Springfield Armory following the death of the ubiquitous Samuel W. Porter. Wrist further struck with the number 50.

This lot is located in Cincinnati.

From the Collection of Vern Gregg