Just an observation FWIW and a question.

I just looked at 1895 & 1899 muzzles I have.
These are flat with no bevel on inner diameter.
Some later 1899's are flat with bezel on inner diameter.
Later yet are crowned.
Did the bevel ID occur through out 1895 & 1899 production? Or do we think there is/was a clean cutoff when the bevel began?

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