Confirm my Krag is an antique

[marksmandowntown]

I believe that this rifle is an antique and can be sold FTF or shipped mail order without papers.

NOTE: I'm shining a small flashlight down and that is causing a ring of light.

[dvs762]

well to be sent with no papers I believe it has to be pre 1898 and the model number doesnt exactly say when it was built...You would have to check the serial numbers to see actual production date for that serial number. Like a 1903 Springfield doesnt mean made in 1903.Its also been sportorized andIm not sure if C&R would apply since its been altered..but it still may be..

[dvs762]

http://www.bowersweapons.com/SA%20US%20KRAG%20serial%20numbers.htm

[musketjon]

It's my understanding that to be c&r eligible it has to be in '' as manufactured'' configuration. Same reason a c&r can't be used for a barreled action. It's not ''as manufactured'' or issued.
Jon

[Cokebottle]

Antique status and C&R are two different things.

As an antique, it is no longer considered a firearm by BATFE.
While sporterizing impacts C&R status because it changes the "collectible" status, it would not change the fact that the receiver (may have been) made before 1898.

[phungn]

wouldn't be able to tell you without the serial number. Is that a model 1898 or 1896? A little hard to tell from the picture. Did you blur it out or did it get removed?

[Cokebottle]

wouldn't be able to tell you without the serial number. Is that a model 1898 or 1896? A little hard to tell from the picture. Did you blur it out or did it get removed?

The model does not indicate the date of manufacture.

The 1911 is still being manufactured 115 years later.
The Springfield 1903 was manufactured from to 1949

Ya, the serial number will tell the story

[Mssr. Eleganté]

The model does not indicate the date of manufacture.

The 1911 is still being manufactured 115 years later.
The Springfield 1903 was manufactured from to 1949

Ya, the serial number will tell the story

How many Model 1896 Krags were manufactured after the introduction of the Model 1898 Krag?

[phungn]

The model does not indicate the date of manufacture.

The 1911 is still being manufactured 115 years later.
The Springfield 1903 was manufactured from to 1949

Ya, the serial number will tell the story

In this case we need it to be pre 1899. I doubt very many 1896 models were made after 1898 models were introduced.

Even with your 1903 example, you can get a rough date based on a model. If you're looking for a pre WW2 rifle, that automatically rules out the A3 and Remington made rifles.

[Cokebottle]

How many Model 1896 Krags were manufactured after the introduction of the Model 1898 Krag?

Apparently some 26,000 were produced in 1898 or later going by the total production for the 1896 and subtracting those produced in 1896 and 1897.

[2761377]

since the Antique cut-off date is 31 Dec 1898 we can rest assured all M1896 Krags are antique

[highpower]

since the Antique cut-off date is 31 Dec 1898 we can rest assured all M1896 Krags are antique

^^^^This

Since the next version of the Krag rifle was the 1898, '96 dated rifles are, by definition, antiques.

[God Bless America]

But it's not dated, is it? They were produced after '98 too.

[God Bless America]

It's my understanding that to be c&r eligible it has to be in '' as manufactured'' configuration. Same reason a c&r can't be used for a barreled action. It's not ''as manufactured'' or issued.
Jon

Yes but, if it was sporterized more than 50 years ago, then it is C&R eligible just as a pre-64 model 70 is. Yes there is a proof issue, but that goes both ways.

[Armistice]

We know how you spell "assume"

Just check the SN and be 100% sure