Beschreibung:

.30-40 Government caliber, 30" round barrel, S/N 376. Blued finish, walnut stock. Receiver marked US / 1894 SPRINGFIELD ARMORY 376. Weak, illegible cartouche at reverse wrist. The rifle retains all of the features of an early, first model M1892 Krag with correct early production parts throughout. There is no indication the barreled action was ever updated to M1896, with correct early side plate, bolt, flat muzzle face without crown, solid buttplate, correct nose cap and cleaning rod and original sights. The stock is slightly more mysterious, despite being a correct early type M1892 stock. Removal of the buttplate reveals that the upgrade of drilling the butt for the cleaning rods and oiler started, but was stopped with only about .6" of wood removed. The lower drill bit appears to have wandered, resulting is an unusable hole. Thus the stock was likely discarded by Springfield prior to filling the ramrod channel and performing the other stock upgrades. It is our belief that the stock was rescued from the refuse of Springfield and used to finish the total restoration of this early three-digit M1892 Krag Rifle to its correct and original configuration. With the buttplate in place the rifle appears 100% correct, original and as issued, with only its removal showing the aborted upgrade to the stock. The stock is certainly an original and correct 1892 pattern that has not been restored and reworked. An very nice example of one the rarest of Krag rifle variants, whose component parts along are worth a small fortune to collectors attempting a restoration. Retains both sling swivels and stacking swivel and an original Pattern 1887 sling. Condition: Very good. Retains some traces of blue on the edges of barrel with much of the blue underneath where it was protected by the stock. Clear markings in metal, weak in wood. Mechanically functional, fair bore with moderate oxidation and even pitting. Stock lightly sanded leaving marks weak and showings some scattered bumps and dings.