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Old April 24, 2014, 03:18 PM   #11
James K
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I don't think that C and 73 are factory and probably not Army markings, as stamping unit markings into U.S. weapons was prohibited. One possible meaning is "Company C, Rifle Number 73", but Company C of what, I don't know. One possibility is a private military academy; at one time Krags were sold off by the Army for as little as $2.00 and many thousands were bought by military academies and by high schools and colleges for honor guards and drill teams.

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