Antique Type I US Model 1892 Krag Rifle Arsenal Converted to 1896 Standard

Spanish American War

.30-40 Krag. 30" barrel length. SN: 782. Blued metal arsenal refinish with polished bolt and internals mounting a sanded full length walnut straight wrist stock and half length upper handguard. Bolt action internal magazine fed repeating rifle charged with loose rounds through a hinged magazine in obverse frame. Sights consist of an adjustable ladder rear notch and pinned front blade. Left receiver is marked U.S./1894 SPRINGFIELD ARMORY. followed by the serial number. Wrist shows a Circle P mark below E initial. Left wrist exhibits a weak JSA/1897 cartouche of inspector Joseph S. Adams. The original rod forend was cut and filled in at the arsenal with the wood shim secured by two transverse wood pegs. As part of its arsenal conversion, the butt was drilled for the rod and cleaning kit storage compartment, and the muzzle crowned. Upper barrel band replaced with the model 1896 variant. Item retains triple sling loops, and comes with a brass sight and muzzle cover. Trapdoor butt contains an oiler but no cleaning rod. {ANTIQUE}

From the Lifetime Collection of Robert G. Paulsen

This lot is located in Cincinnati.

Fine. Bore is Bright with strong rifling throughout. Blued finish wearing down at muzzle below the cover, and worn off on the upper surface of the barrel with extant blue at edges and seams, and a brown patina forming in losses. Frame primarily a mottled gray to brown patina with blue at the edges. Some internal polish remaining with further brown mottling. Stock further shows some light handling wear, dents, and scratches.

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Tim Prince has more than 30-years of experience in the field of antique and collectible arms and is a nationally recognized expert in the area of Civil War small arms. A long-time researcher and author, Tim has been a contributing author to two major books about Civil War firearms, including The English Connection: Arms, Material and Support Furnished to the Confederate States of America by Great Britain (2014) and Confederate Shotguns and Southern Agent Marked Shotguns (2017). He was also a major contributor to the recently updated Blue Book of Antique American Firearms & Values – 2nd Edition (2019) as well as the 2010 updates to the Civil War Collector's Price Guide - 12th edition. Over the last decade Tim has authored more than 50 articles on 19th century collectible and military arms, which have been published in such varied publications as Civil War News, North-South Trader, and Military Antique Collector. Since 2016 has appeared as a featured appraiser in the field of Arms & Militaria on the popular PBS television series Antiques Roadshow. He is a member of the American Society of Arms Collectors and currently serves on the board of directors of that organization. He is also a member of and formerly served on the board of directors of the Society of American Bayonet Collectors. Tim is a life member of the Ohio Valley Military Society, the Tennessee Military Collectors Association, the Alabama Military Collectors Association, is a member of the Company of Military Historians and is a member of numerous other colleting groups and societies. He is the owner of College Hill Arsenal, a web based antique and collectible arms retail web site, specializing in the American Civil War and related military items. Tim has engaged in the business of buying, selling, researching, and appraising antique and collectible arms and associated military items for some three decades. Since 2016 he has also served as a senior Consulting Specialist in the field of Arms, Armor & Militaria for Cowan’s Auctions, a Freeman's Company.

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