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Vintage Krag 1898 Magazine Sporting Rifle

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Vintage Krag 1898 Magazine Sporting Rifle
serial #459780, 30-40 Krag, 26'' barrel with a bright very fine bore which shows some scattered frosting or minor pitting. The barrel is now primarily a gray-blue patina with toning to plum toward the receiver. The receiver, loading gate and magazine cover all show a nice mottled oil-quenched case-hardened finish. The bolt body shows light operational wear with a bit of staining on the knob and the cocking piece is headless 1899-style, with some very nice pale fire blue on the extractor. The rifle is stocked classic style in American black walnut with checkered grip area, grooved forend and small checkered panel on the underside, with a scant schnabel tip. It rates very good with light handling marks and showing a 13 1/4'' length of pull to the smooth steel buttplate and there is a small silver crescent moon inlay on the left side of the butt. There is a banded Lyman sporting ramp front sight, Lyman 48 rear on the left side of the receiver and the barrel has been drilled and tapped for two steel target blocks which are present. A nicely constructed likely 20s-30s vintage Krag sporter. (3A11739-47) {C&R} (1200/1800)