Original U.S. Springfield M1896 Krag-Jørgensen Rifle Shortened for Drill Use - made in 1896 Category_Gahendra Martini Rifles & Parts drawn by Benjamin Franklin and

drawn by Benjamin Franklin and first published in his Pennsylvania Gazette on May 9

Interior bears Kanji ink stamps

it was back in action in the Ardennes in December 1944

Adjustable Bipod

onion skin page separators still intact

Original U.S. Springfield M1896 Krag-Jørgensen Rifle Shortened for Drill Use - made in 1896 Category_Gahendra Martini Rifles & Parts drawn by Benjamin Franklin andOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice very mid production (1896) Krag M1896 Rifle, which shortened by 6 inches for drill purposes. It measures was 43 inches in overall length, weighing about 8 pounds with a 24 inch barrel. This made it just about the same length as the Model 1903 Springfield rifle that replaced it, and they were often used for drill purposes by cadets and civil organizations. The The Springfield Model 189299