Original U.S. Springfield M1892 Krag-Jørgensen Converted to M1896 Parade Rifle Serial 17331 - Made in 1895 Category_Spade Grip Assembly The Barbary Pirates became a

The Barbary Pirates became a real problem in the early 1800's and it needed the new Nation of the United States to send a force to settle the problems in the 1820s

The barrel on this example is marked:

(Pleasure or Sporting Mauser rifles that were popular with many Boer officers and also purchased by the more affluent Boers)

but it is worn and cannot be quite read correctly

or high and pointed

Original U.S. Springfield M1892 Krag-Jørgensen Converted to M1896 Parade Rifle Serial 17331 - Made in 1895 Category_Spade Grip Assembly The Barbary Pirates became aOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is an extremely rare early production (1894) Krag M1892 Rifle. It measures was 49 inches (1,200 mm) in overall length weighing 9. 3 pounds with a 30 inch (760 mm) barrel. M1892 Krag Rifles had a magazine cut off that operated in the up position. M1892s can also be identified by the single piece cleaning rod stored under the barrel. Interestingly, because it took two years to retool for production, model 1892