KRAG RIFLES and CARBINES

These were manufactured from 1894 to 1907

Read this table left to right and than down.
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YEAR
1894
1895
1896
1897
1898
1899
1900
1901
1902
1903
1904
1905
1906
1907
SERIAL NUMBERS
1
8000
30000
62000
91000
162000
250000
306000
368000
432000
478000
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MODEL 1892
RIFLES
914
14491
6407
2750 *
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MODEL 1892
CARBINES
1
1
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none
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MODEL 1896
RIFLES

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18825
19848
23220
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MODEL 1896
CARBINES
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7941
14122
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none
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MODEL 1898
RIFLES
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39164
83274
49069
41471
62528
48800
80
none
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MODEL
1898
CARBINES
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5001
1
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MODEL
1899
CARBINES
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5150
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10101
20620
180
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CADET
RIFLES
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404
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SNIPER RIFLES
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6
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ORDNANCE
RIFLES
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none
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22 GALLERY
PRACTICE RIFLES
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142
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323
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There were a total of 24,562 model 1892 rifles manufactured .
There were a total of 2 model 1892 carbines.
There were 61,897 model 1896 rifles manufactured .
There were 22,493 1896 carbines manufactured.
There were 324,283 model 1898 rifles manufactured .
There were 5,002 model 1898 carbines manufactured .
There were 36,051 model 1899 carbines manufactured.
There were 404 Cadet Rifles manufactured.
There were 6 sniper rifles manufactured.
There were 100 rifles made for the Board of Ordnance and Fortification.

** There were 465 gallery practice rifles made in 22 caliber ..
* These rifles were converted from 1892 to 1896 models before issue .
There were 100 rifles manufactured with Parkhurst loading devices in 1900 .
There were 100 Carbines manufactured in 1900 with Parkhurst loading devices ..
Between 1906 and 1915 there were 9887 carbines that were converted to knife bayonets and slings .
All Krags manufactured after serial number 162000 are considered to be modern and all Federal Laws apply to transfers .
We recommend the following book for more on this subject:
THE KRAG RIFLE by William Brophy .
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