Serial Number / model year ???

[Rick the Librarian]

'Brad' - The unsolicited e-mail must have been about one of those Nigerian Krags. That is what the "N" stood for!

LOL!!

[Jackrabbitslim]

'Brad' - The unsolicited e-mail must have been about one of those Nigerian Krags. That is what the "N" stood for!

Just spewed Bombay out my nose! Funniest thing I've heard all day. Thanks!

[Brad]

Hey, you might have something there about that Nigerian Krag!!
That's a good one.

As for my #762, I believe it is in 1892 configuration. Its been awhile now since I made myself familiar with the Krag information, but I think thats the case.
It is though otherwise, unaltered having the full length stock and barrel, complete.
I will see if I have already taken any photos of it and will try and send out on this site. If I cant do that I can e-mail direct to anyone interested.
I think I have a photo of my Springfields attached, which includes the Krag.
All the guns there are either actual Springfields or of Springfield design.
The M1A is of course not an actual Springfield MAss gun.
The early 1770's French Musket is the gun I believe that the first Springfields were design from?
The rest are all Springfields except for the post war HRA Garand
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[sdkrag]

I looks like your Krag is an 1892 model updated to 1896 specs. original 1892 rifles have a cleaning rod below the barrel. Just a not, there are no 1894 models. Just 1892s marked with 1894.

[Dick Hosmer]

M1892 Rifle OA.jpgThis is an unaltered 1892. Note thin wrist, one-piece cleaning rod, short handguard, no hold-open pin on extractor, full bolt rib, flat buttplate, etc.

[madsenshooter]

Brad's Krag appear to me have a thick wrist stock, could be wrong. Seems quite a few of the early number 92s that got rebuilt found their way into the thicker wrist 96 stocks. Does it have a filled cleaning rod channel in the underside of the forearm?

[Dick Hosmer]

I believe you are correct, though it is an awful photo. Also, remember that to 99.5% of the public, "unaltered" simply means it hasn't felt the hacksaw or met Bubba. Military-length stock, check, military (any) sight, check - it's as issued. You and I are on the lunatic fringe, my friend.

[Brad]

Thanks all, appreciate the advice.
Yea I forgot to tell ta'all that that old "Nigerian" Ktag had initials scratched into it.
BHO ?? And big dings from where it was thrown down when the user ran off

Adios friends

[Jackrabbitslim]

Thanks all, appreciate the advice.
Yea I forgot to tell ta'all that that old "Nigerian" Ktag had initials scratched into it.
BHO ?? And big dings from where it was thrown down when the user ran off

Adios friends

Inspect those BHO initials carefully. There could possibly be a hammer and sickle stamp close by