Original Inert U.S. .30-40 Krag Cartridge – Frankford Arsenal F 4 98 – Spanish-American War Era boots From ornate saddlery to traditional

From ornate saddlery to traditional costumes

The blade is crisply stamped on the ricasso 'KS 60-6' together with roundel which is the manufacturer code for Taiwan

carried by soldiers

5x53R cartridge is a rimmed

Original Inert U.S. .30-40 Krag Cartridge – Frankford Arsenal F 4 98 – Spanish-American War Era boots From ornate saddlery to traditionalOriginal inert U. S. . 30 40 Krag (30 U. S. Army) cartridge manufactured at Frankford Arsenal in April 1898. Bearing the headstamp F 4 98, this cartridge was produced during the year of the Spanish American War and would have been intended for use in the U. S. Army's KragJrgensen service rifle and carbine. The . 30 40 Krag was America's first smokeless powder military cartridge and represented a major advancement over earlier black powder service