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• Springfield 30 40 Krag 1898

If you look at the stamp on the stock it should tell you a year.for example mine is stamped with usa and underneath it it says1899.

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That is how I came to own my Model 1898 Krag with the 216299 serial number. Since I bought the Krag about 40 years ago, I have always assumed it was a true carbine because it looked like a carbine, and the State Police reportedly used them for their mounted troops. Manufacturer/Trademark - Springfield Armory Model/configuration - Model 1898, caliber 30/40 Krag Serial number - 423701 Estimated Value Range -see below. For your firearm, the following current values apply (from the Blue Book of Gun Values).

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I presume its a 30-40 Krag rifle MADE by Springfield Armory inthe Spanish American War era and between 1894 to 1898 .

Those rifles were eventually replaced and sold to the civilianmarket , most were cut down as the rifles were very long .

In years to come , collectors tried to find original wood stocksto fit the full length specimens still remaining , so its VERYpossible to get a stock stamp (called a Cartuche) that has justabout ANY date on it .

The metal side plate (oposite the loading gate) on the rifleshould say the MODEL date , this date would be aproximate .

The Army used some of these guns up to the 1st World War andreplaced them with 20th century stocks and sights .

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The value of one in pristeine condition and originalconfiguration may go for $3000 but that's pretty rare .

If it is 100% complete and at least in NRA VG condition I wouldexpect a price between $400 and $1000 depending on area of the USA.

What is the age of a springfield armory model 1898 serial number 189563?

Your model 1898 krag was made by springfield armory in 1899.

What year ded they make us springfield armory model 1903 with the serial number of 1414943?

Your springfield armory model 1903 springfield rifle was made in 1932.

What is the age of this model 1898 US Springfield Armory serial number 108137?

our serial number indicates that your Springfield model Krag rifle was made in the year 1898.

What is age and caliber of a Springfield armory model 1898 the serial number is 220052?

With the serial number provided,your springfield model 1898 krag,was made in the year 1899.

What is the manfacture date of the springfield trapdoor rifle serial number 201334?

With the serial number that you provided,your Springfield model trapdoor rifle was made by Springfield armory in 1883.

What is the age of a Springfield Armory model 1898 serial number 120631?

Your serial number indicates that your 1898 Springfield rifle was made in the year 1898.

What year did they make us springfield armory model 1903 with the serial number of 1264957?

With the serial number that you have supplied;your Springfield model 1903 rifle was made in the year 1924.

What is the age and value of a us springfield armory model 1898 serial number 249132?

Your springfield model 1898 was produced in 1899.

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What year did they make us springfield armory model 1903 with the serial number of 1256754?

your springfield model 1903 was produced in 1923.

What is the age of a springfield model 1911 serial number nm199281?

No published sn data. You will have to call Springfield Armory

What year was springfield armory serial number n535849 produced?

Have to know what model of gun it is, than you could search by model and serial number. Try Fulton armory or doing an internet search.

What is the age and value of a us springfield armory model 1898 serial number 130469?

your serial number indicates that your Springfield model 1898 krag rifle was made in the year 1898.

The Springfield Model 1892–99Krag–Jørgensenrifle is a Norwegian-designed bolt-action rifle that was adopted in 1892 as the standard United States Army military longarm, chambered in U.S. caliber .30-40 Krag. All versions and variants were manufactured under license by the Springfield Armory between 1892 and 1903 and famously served as the longarm during the Spanish–American War. Although Krags were popular, unique and efficient, the side loading gate mechanism was slow and cumbersome to reload in combat compared to the clip loaded Spanish Mausers the Krag was up against. Thus, the U.S. Krag was replaced beginning in 1903 with the introduction of the M1903 Springfield rifle, which was essentially a copy of a Mauser, although some design elements of the Krag remained, such as the cocking piece.

American Krags are the most plentiful and affordable of all three Krag variants, although many are sporterized, and they remain popular with collectors today.

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History[edit]

Like many other armed forces, the U.S. Army searched for a new rifle in the early 1890s to replace their old Springfield Model 1873 'trapdoor' single-shot rifles. A competition was held in 1892, comparing rifle designs from Lee, Krag–Jørgensen, Mannlicher, Mauser, Schmidt–Rubin, and about 40 other military and civilian designs. The trials were held at Governors Island, New York. Despite protests from domestic inventors and arms manufacturers—two designers, Russell and Livermore, even sued the U.S. government over the choice—the Krag–Jørgensen design was chosen by the board of officers.

Approximately 500,000 'Krags' were produced at the Springfield Armory in Massachusetts from 1894 to 1904. It was the U.S. Army's primary rifle from 1894 to 1903 (when it was replaced by the M1903 Springfield rifle with its ballistically similar .30-03 cartridge), and found use in the Spanish–American War and the Philippine–American War. In this later war the rifle was referred to in a song popular with U.S. troops, a parody of 'Tramp! Tramp! Tramp!', with a verse running:

Damn, damn, damn the Filipinos!
Cut throat kha-ki-ak ladrones!
Underneath our starry flag,
Civilize 'em with a Krag,
And return us to our own beloved homes.

According to contemporary, perhaps sensationalized accounts, the Krag's complex design was outclassed^[1] by the 7mm 1893 Spanish Mauser during the Spanish–American War, and proved ill-suited for use in tropical locales such as Cuba and the Philippines. American soldiers found themselves unable to match the volume of fire displayed by the Spanish 1893 Mauser rifle, with its internal box magazine that could be quickly and fully reloaded with five-round stripper clips, and a high-velocity, flat-shooting 7mm cartridge which was quickly dubbed the 'Spanish Hornet'.

During the American assault on the strategic Cuban city of Santiago, a small force of 750 Spanish troops armed with Model 1893 Mauser rifles defended positions on San Juan and Kettle hills. The attacking force consisted of approximately 6,600 American soldiers, most of them regulars, armed with the then-new smokeless-powder Krag–Jørgensen rifle and supported by artillery and Gatling gun fire. Though the assault was successful, the Americans soon realized that they had suffered more than 1,400 casualties in the assault. A U.S board of investigation pinned the blame on the superior firepower of the Spanish Model 1893 Mauser rifles, although modern analysis has determined that many of the casualties were due to superior Spanish fortifications on the high ground. With the Krag's replacement with the Mauser-derived M1903, the rifle is tied for the shortest service life of any standard-issue firearm in US military history (1892–1903).

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The Krag was phased out of service with the regular Army by 1907, as M1903 Springfields became available; however, the Krag was issued for many more years with the National Guard and the Army Reserve, including service in World War I with rear-echelon U.S. troops in France and as training arms at various Stateside bases. Later, many were issued to veterans' organizations such as the American Legion, Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War, and the Veterans of Foreign Wars for use in military ceremonies. Still others were sold to civilians through the Civilian Marksmanship Program, and American Krag rifles are a popular and common military surplus collectible.

Variants[edit]

There were at least nine different models of the U.S. Krag–Jørgensen^[2]:

• M1892 Rifle – a rifle with a 30 in (762 mm) barrel and a magazine cut off that operates in the up position. It can be identified by the cleaning rod under the barrel.
• M1892 Carbine – presumably a prototype, as just two are known today. Looks like the M1892 Rifle, but with a 22' barrel.
• M1896 Rifle – rifle model where the magazine cut-off operates in down position and the cleaning rod is moved to butt trap. An improved rear sight and tighter production tolerances gave better accuracy. Stock altered slightly (made thicker).
• M1896 Cadet Rifle – model which was fitted with cleaning rod like M1892 rifle. Only about 400 were made before it was discontinued.
• M1896 Carbine – model with the same modifications as the M1896 Rifle.
• M1898 Rifle – a model that generally much like M1896, but with a wide range of minor changes.
• M1898 Carbine – rifle with same minor modifications as the M1898 Rifle.
• M1899 Carbine – rifle with generally the same as the M1898 Carbine, but with a slightly longer forearm and hand guard, and without the swivel ring.
• M1899 Constabulary carbine – model built for use in the Philippines. Basically a M1899 Carbine fitted with a full length stock and a bayonet lug, and the muzzle stepped down to accept bayonet

Ammunition[edit]

The U.S. Krags were chambered for the rimmed .30-40 Krag round, also known as '.30 Army.' From 1890 to 1893 a 230-grain steel- or cupro-nickel-jacketed bullet was issued, for which no ballistic data is known. From 1894 to September 1899 a 220-grain jacketed bullet loading was issued using 40 grains of nitrocelluose powder, which developed some 40,000 psi and a muzzle velocity of 2,000 feet per second (610 m/s) in the Krag rifle and 1,960 ft/s (600 m/s) in the shorter carbine.

In October 1899, after reviewing the experiences of the Spanish–American War, a new loading was developed for the .30 Army in an attempt to match the ballistics of the 7×57mm Mauser cartridge. The new loading increased the Krag rifle's muzzle velocity to 2,200 f/s at 45,000 psi. However, once the new loading was issued, reports of cracked locking lugs on service Krags began to surface. In March 1900 the remaining stocks of this ammunition, some 3.5 million rounds, was returned to the arsenals, broken down, and reloaded back to the original 2,000 ft/s (610 m/s) specification.

Although the .30-40 Krag was the first smokeless powder round adopted by the U.S. military, it retained the 'caliber-charge' designation of earlier black powder cartridges, thus the .30-40 Krag employs a .30 caliber (7.62 mm) bullet propelled by 40 grains (3 g) of smokeless powder. As with the .30-30 Winchester, the use of black powder nomenclature led to the incorrect assumption that the .30-40 Krag was once a black powder cartridge. As such, the .30-40 Krag round was one of the last cartridges to be named in this fashion.

See also[edit]

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• M1895 Lee Navy rifle

References[edit]

1. ^Stans, Samhope, 'The Krag-Jørgensen Gun: It Is Inferior In Many Respects to the Mauser Used by the Spaniards', The New York Times, 1 August 1898
2. ^'Description and Rules for the Management of the U.S. Magazine Rifle and Carbine: Calibre .30' U.S. Army Ordnance Department (1898)

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Sources[edit]

• Hanevik, Karl Egil (1998). Norske Militærgeværer etter 1867. Hanevik Våpen. ISBN82-993143-1-3
• 'Model 1896 Krag-Jorgensen Rifle' by Patrick McSherry
• '.30-40 Krag ballistics' from Guns&Ammo magazine
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