**Krag Model 1899 Carbine

.30-40. 22" barrel length. SN: 281708. Blued metal finish with polished bolt body and handle, nitre blue extractor and buttplate trapdoor mounting walnut straight wrist handguard with half length forend. Bolt action internal magazine fed repeating rifle charged via a loading hatch to the right receiver. Sights consist of an adjustable rear ladder adjustable from 100 to 2300 yards paired with a pinned front blade. Manufacturer mark to left receiver reads U.S./SPRINGFIELD ARMORY. with model mark reading MODEL 1899. Rear sight base displays a correct C for carbine mark, and the left wrist correctly lacks a saddle bar and ring. Barrel band displays a U mark to the right side. Wrist struck with circle P proof mark. Left wrist shows a boxed JSA/1900 inspector's cartouche of inspector Joseph S. Adams, the correct marking for a Krag of this vintage. Serial number likewise corresponds to 1900. Rear sight is the 1901 pattern, and shows a C stamp to the left side of the notch. Item also features the standard Krag cocking piece rather than the knurled headless type. Stock contains three piece cleaning rod and nickel plated oiler. {C&R}

This lot is located in Cincinnati.