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[psteinmayer]

Beautiful job! Well Done!

[ww321q]

A little camouflage on the wrist to cover that plug.

[ww321q]

Patch on the bottom of the wrist

[ww321q]

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[Dick Hosmer]

Nice job, and a tremendous improvement!!!

[Ned Butts]

Nice Save!!!

[psteinmayer]

Beautiful!

[Mark Daiute]

Before and after

Hot Dam!

Can't wait till you shoot it!

[ww321q]

Hot Dam!

Can't wait till you shoot it!

I can hardly wait myself to shoot it. I got to find a range to shoot at though.

I was wondering where these rifles that were made in 1899 were used mostly? I guess mine was made mid to late summer? Ser no. 215714.

[Dick Hosmer]

If it saw action at all, it would have been in the Far East - China (relief expedition to Peking 1900 during the Boxer Rebellion) or the Philippine Insurrection, 1901-02.

The war in Cuba was fought with M1892, M1892/96, M1896 rifles and M1896 carbines.

[ww321q]

I was looking and trying to find how many soldiers there were and where during that time frame to get an idea of how many were just being stored. Looking at serial numbers, I'm guessing 250,000 to 275,000 were made after the one I have?

[ww321q]

I got a little side tracked when I ran across some info on the battalion my dad was in. 87th Armored Field Artillery Battalion

[Dick Hosmer]

I was looking and trying to find how many soldiers there were and where during that time frame to get an idea of how many were just being stored. Looking at serial numbers, I'm guessing 250,000 to 275,000 were made after the one I have?

IIRC, highest number known is around 489,000. They had to keep pretty close records, and especially didn't want to exaggerate, because of the royalty due. Some of those high numbers were made for repairs - not all were completed guns. Production basically stopped in 1893, though there were supposedly a handful made in 1904.