Springfield 1898 30-40 KRAG

[NOCK NOCK]

What say you about this rifle. Research tells me according to ser# it was made in 1898-99. Seems to be in original condition, albeit not the best condition.
Wanting to shoot it, but a bit sketched to do so. 
Any idea on its value?

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[bb76]

Find a gunsmith to look it over. 1898-99 is in the smokeless smokeless area. Gunbroker or Gun Values Board might be a good place to start for a value. The bayonet should add something to the value.

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[NOCK NOCK]

Its a cool looking gun for sure with the bayonet. Online some of them have a sheath for it, also hard to tell condition of them.....I guess for a gun that old most are going to have some wear and tear. This one in particular lived on the coast so the sling has what appears to be mold (white powdery substance) on it, steel all looks pretty good, wood has some dings.

[hookr88]

After 120 years who doesn’t have a few dings. If you haven’t done so already, give it a thorough cleaning and visual inspection. Then do a function test with just a case and primer, no powder or bullet. Just to make sure it will even fire, then take it to a smith for inspection.

[Pathfinder101]

I'd have a gunsmith check it out, but it should be good to go.  They're tough old guns.  The first large caliber rifle I ever fired was my gandpa's 30-40 Krag.  Fond memories there...

[Ghost Hunter]

I've have a falling-block 1863 Peabody 45-70 with bayonet, sheath, and belt hook.  Had a gunsmith look it over several years ago and fire it.  I haven't fired it since.  I was too young to shoot it when Dad and older brothers were shooting cats and rats in the village dump in the late 50's.  Heavy at the front with the bayonet mounted. 

[Fidelk]

After 120 years who doesn’t have a few dings. If you haven’t done so already, give it a thorough cleaning and visual inspection. Then do a function test with just a case and primer, no powder or bullet. Just to make sure it will even fire, then take it to a smith for inspection.

When I obtained a WWII era .303 Enfield.......I cleaned it up, eyeballed it, loaded and ejected a few rounds.......everything looked OK and worked smoothly. So, off to the woods.......I loaded a round, placed a Lead Sled on the ground, put the Enfield in the rest, aimed it at a dirt berm.....then attached a length of para-cord to the trigger, stepped back and to the side and pulled the cord.....worked just fine.

[Kingofthemountain83]

Pretty cool!

[NOCK NOCK]

After 120 years who doesn’t have a few dings. If you haven’t done so already, give it a thorough cleaning and visual inspection. Then do a function test with just a case and primer, no powder or bullet. Just to make sure it will even fire, then take it to a smith for inspection.

This brings up another question, as I know little about this gun. Its a black powder?, but has brass loaded rounds. To me BP is a muzzle load type weapon. Learn something new every day.

[Fidelk]

After 120 years who doesn’t have a few dings. If you haven’t done so already, give it a thorough cleaning and visual inspection. Then do a function test with just a case and primer, no powder or bullet. Just to make sure it will even fire, then take it to a smith for inspection.

This brings up another question, as I know little about this gun. Its a black powder?, but has brass loaded rounds. To me BP is a muzzle load type weapon. Learn something new every day.

If I understand the question.......the .45-70 Government is .45 caliber and used to have 70 grains of black powder loaded in a brass case......similar to a .45-90 which had 90 grains of black powder......the black powder has been replaced with modern smokeless powder. The .30-40 Krag is .30 caliber and used to be loaded with 40 grains of (xxxxx) powder. I assume the cartridge cases for these old surviving calibers is the same......just a change to modern powders.

[wadu1]

FYI on the 30-40 no black powder.
The .30-40 Krag (or .30 U.S.) was the first smokeless powder cartridge adopted by the U.S. military (1892), featuring a .30-caliber bullet, typically 180–220 grains, and 40 grains of powder. Primarily used in Krag-Jřrgensen bolt-action rifles, it served during the Spanish-American War.

[EnglishSetter]

After 120 years who doesn’t have a few dings. If you haven’t done so already, give it a thorough cleaning and visual inspection. Then do a function test with just a case and primer, no powder or bullet. Just to make sure it will even fire, then take it to a smith for inspection.

This brings up another question, as I know little about this gun. Its a black powder?, but has brass loaded rounds. To me BP is a muzzle load type weapon. Learn something new every day.

BP is not synonymous with muzzle loading.  Early cartridge munitions were loaded with BP. 

To expand on what's above a bit:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.30-40_Krag

Cordite came around the same time.