![]() ![]() Mallory and photocopies of the Jefferson Barracks depot inventory and inspection report on file with the National Archives. Included is the original Springfield Research Service letter signed by Chief Researcher Franklin B. The barrel is sighted with a blade front and a Model 1896 rifle rear sight, the buttplate features a trap door and the action is characteristically smooth and appears to function well mechanically. The stock features the faint remnants of a boxed inspector's cartouche behind the sling bar along with a crisp circled ''P'' firing proof and ''8'' inspection mark behind the triggerguard. The handguard is missing and the smooth walnut stock rates fine with a beautiful arsenal finish, a very small and unobtrusive wood-filled arsenal repair with a tiny chip which is behind the intact sling bar and ring along and a few scattered very light handling marks. The bolt is mostly bright with the handle toning to dark gray while the extractor shows nice amounts of original fire blue which is particularly brilliant on the claw. The loading gate and sideplate retain strong smoky oil-quenched case-hardening with light high edge wear and a few tiny spots of staining and pinprick pitting. ![]() The band and triggerguard retain much of their original blue displaying light handling marks and flaking toning to gray. The barreled action retains about 90% arsenal blue which is evenly thinning along the barrel revealing some faint streaks toning to gray under direct light along with some softened faint pitting around the breech toning to brown, light silvering on the muzzle and a couple scattered tiny spots of loss and light handling marks toning to gunmetal gray. This carbine served with Troop M until April of 1900 when it was turned into the depot for arsenal renovation. After the end of hostilities, the troopers embarked for quarantine at Camp Wikoff, Montauk Point NY at which point the troops were stationed to various western frontier posts Troop M was assigned to Jefferson Barracks, MI. The 6th Cavalry arrived in Cuba on Jand despite being pinned down by heavy fire, the troopers managed to take the heights of San Juan Hill on the first day of July which they held until the fourth day of that month. Springfield Research Service verifies that this historic carbine was issued to Troop M of the ''Fighting Sixth'' Cavalry for use during the Spanish-American War. Serial #71368, 30-40 Krag, 22'' barrel with a bright excellent bore. ![]()
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