Original U.S. Springfield Model 1896 .30-40 Krag-Jørgensen Rifle Serial 55983 - Made in 1896 Japanese Artwork & Posters it was tipped with luminous

it was tipped with luminous paint

the barrel is complete (functional) and only the receiver right side plate is absent (per BATF rules)

Firing pins for the Vickers are virtually impossible to find

The M17 was produced at the Sohlberg and Holmberg factories in Helsinki in 1917

It is clearly old

Original U.S. Springfield Model 1896 .30-40 Krag-Jørgensen Rifle Serial 55983 - Made in 1896 Japanese Artwork & Posters it was tipped with luminousOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice late production (1898) Krag M1896 Rifle, the standard U. S. Long arm of the time. It measures was 49 inches (1,200 mm) in overall length weighing 9. 3 pounds with a 30 inch (760 mm) barrel. The The Springfield Model 189299 KragJrgensen rifle is a Norwegian designed bolt action rifle that was adopted in 1892 as the standard United States Army military longarm, chambered in U. S. caliber . 30 40