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The sight is also equipped with windage adjustment and is graduated from 200 to 2000 yards. The rifle is fitted with the 1902 model rear sight with the very useful Sargent Peep rear sight, a sliding aperture a-fixed to the rear of the sight block. The exposed portion of the barrel still holds a strong colour and only really shows high edge wear at the muzzle. This can make the rifle act as single shot or be fed from the magazine. Round knurled cocking piece with safety catch and on the outside of the action on the LHS is a feed selection catch. The nickel bolt body and the niter-blued springs create a handsome contrast with the blued sections of the action. The sprung side loading gate has a very strong closing spring and is instrumental in pushing the rounds round during feed. The butt-plate is a flat plain steel plate with a trap for stowing the cleaning equipment – empty. The only other official markings noted on the stock are the 5/8″ tall white filled digits “123” on the top surface of the butt-stock just in front of the butt-plate tang – possibly a rack number. There is a circled “P” in script just behind the trigger guard, this is the Firing Proof mark.
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Sumner Adams, this is the final inspection cartouche. To bear out production data there is a cartouche on the LHS of the wrist which is just discernible within a box which looks to read ” J.S.A. The Model 1903 taking its place shortly afterwards. 1903 being the last year they were made in earnest. 432744″ from published records this gives production of this rifle on the cusp of 1902/3.
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Blued action with outer wall marked as follows : “U.S. Nickel plated bolt body with incredibly smooth action. Two piece smooth American Black Walnut stock with finger groves and a hand guard over the barrel. 30-40 cartridge with a side loading 5-shot magazine. The round blued barrel is 30″ long and the Pull measures 13.1/2″ to centre.
#Springfield 1898 lenght full
Full length rifle measuring 49″ in overall length. A good example of the Model 1898 Krag U.S.