Auction 96 Krag Carbine

[Griff Murphey]

I have a very doggy 96 carbine I have owned since 1974. It came with a bullet lodged in the throat... Probably a rimmed pistol cartridge someone tried. Being a shooter and somewhat collector but mostly a shooter, I lack expertise on the finer points of collecting and I admit it. My rifle has no saddle ring. Is that in itself a problem? There is a "c" on the carbine sight.

You would not approve of what I did with it. The bore was so poor I never could get it to shoot in spite of "every trick in the book" that I have used in the past on bad bores. I put one of those horrible Numrich carbine barrels on it with the mis-drilled rear sight holes. Now it shoots very well but it is no longer original. I do have the original barrel and sight, of course. Had to put a 1902 sight on it to get enough Windage to get it on paper, and the hndguard won't fit... I'll look and see if I can't add my SN to this post.

[Dick Hosmer]

Saddle ring doesn't determine carbine wood - band retention does (spring = carbine, pin = rifle).

Quick sight primer:

1892: hinged at rear, stepped base, spring-loaded slide (rifle ONLY)
1896: hinged at rear, smooth base, simple slide (carbine version - "20" - is rare)
1898: hinged at front. three sighting notches (carbine version - "C" - is very rare)
1901: hinged at rear, windage lever at front (both versions very common)
1902: hinged at front, one sighting notch (carbine version - "C" - is scarce)

[Rick the Librarian]

Saddle ring doesn't determine carbine wood - band retention does (spring = carbine, pin = rifle).

Quick sight primer:

1892: hinged at rear, stepped base, spring-loaded slide (rifle ONLY)
1896: hinged at rear, smooth base, simple slide (carbine version - "20" - is rare)
1898: hinged at front. three sighting notches (carbine version - "C" - is very rare)
1901: hinged at rear, windage lever at front (both versions very common)
1902: hinged at front, one sighting notch (carbine version - "C" - is scarce)

Noooo .... it's just another cheap trick by Dick to get me to show my Krag ignorance again!! I won't do it!!

[psteinmayer]

Noooo .... it's just another cheap trick by Dick to get me to show my Krag ignorance again!! I won't do it!!

Too Funny Rick!!!

Actually, I feel fortunate to have the people here at this forum to get advice from! I learn something new every day...

[TerryR]

Thanks Parashooter, Learned another lesson today! Now I know why Dick called it a leaf.
Terry

[Rick the Librarian]

Too Funny Rick!!!

Actually, I feel fortunate to have the people here at this forum to get advice from! I learn something new every day...

Previous posting done strictly tongue in cheek. Dick and others on this forum have helped me more times than I can name. Any stupidity is purely self-inflicted!

[reindeer]

I found this thread searching to find any info on some electro-pencilling on the left receiver side. Apparently mine is not the only one. That is good to know; my '96 carbine is not a "one-off" aberration. Now, the question is: Does anyone know why? When did armorer's start electro-pencilling? I have a number of target .22's that have "U.S." electro-pencilled on the barrels and the serial # on the bolts. They are from the late 50's/60's. Does anyone have any information about the practice in general? Thanks, reindeer

[Kragrifle]

Generally see the early "lug" sights on earlier carbines in the 30K range. The lug seems to be left over from a similar feature on the 1892 rifle sights.

[TerryR]

I've been still looking periodically. No answers yet that I have found. Good luck on the quest!
Terry

I found this thread searching to find any info on some electro-pencilling on the left receiver side. Apparently mine is not the only one. That is good to know; my '96 carbine is not a "one-off" aberration. Now, the question is: Does anyone know why? When did armorer's start electro-pencilling? I have a number of target .22's that have "U.S." electro-pencilled on the barrels and the serial # on the bolts. They are from the late 50's/60's. Does anyone have any information about the practice in general? Thanks, reindeer