Since you have your model 1901 sight off of your rifle and soaking in kroil, it should be very easy to free the windage 'locking-lever'.
Simply hold the sight on a smooth hard surface on its...
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Since you have your model 1901 sight off of your rifle and soaking in kroil, it should be very easy to free the windage 'locking-lever'.
Simply hold the sight on a smooth hard surface on its...
I'm late to this thread, but I was recently clarifying model 1887 sling installation on the Krag Collectors Association forum.
I think this Rock Island Arsenal drawing, from 1889, gives a very...
Dick - You should contact 'FredC' on the KCA Forum. He is an expert Machinist and has a giant shop.
He is very knowledgeable in manufacturing processes and in repairing agricultural equipment.
If I have it correct, the Ordnance Department was frantically producing Krags at Springfield Armory, (and refurbishing ones returned from hard service), to supply the Regulars, update the arms of the...
Thankfully, you guys ain't dead yet!
Jon, thanks for explaining your 'model-70' Krag barrel.
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Jon - Neat adaptations that you made to your Krag!
Who installed the model 70 Winchester barrel? I presume it was shortened at the breech and re-threaded & rechambered for .30-40 caliber?
It...
Advice from my .58 caliber CW Muzzle-Loading days:
Use pure Lead for your cast Minie Balls.
A 50/50 mix of Bee's Wax and bacon tallow makes a good lube, (or Crisco in place of tallow).
Put an...
A very interesting musket and great detail photography - thanks for sharing!
(I would love to know the screw threads used at Springfield Armory, in that era).
Many enthusiasts shoot, reload, and have great success with Krag rifles and carbines (with very good Brass life).
Rimmed bottle-neck cartridges have virtues and many Krag, Lee-Enfield and other...
Last Fall, 2021, I should have trusted my nose. When I opened the canister, there was more of a vinegar smell then I remembered.
Not all squibs are due to lack of a powder charge.
I have a canister of WW-748 that has gone bad.
I discovered this when firing some reloads in .30-40 and .30-06 caliber bolt guns.
Things...
An interesting photo & 'mini-biography' on Lt. Hosmer and his death.
Cholera has historically been such a common and horrible killer.
Ironically, victims with a normal immune system would have...
Tis a lovely thing Richard!
FWIW - I'd suggest you keep the wood block, after you shoot-off those 8 rounds. :icon_lol:
Thank you 'Tkacook' for posting the convenient link.
Lt. Metcalfe's Ordnance report runs from Page 649 to page 963.
The description of Small Arms, that were in the 1876-War Department display,...
Lt. Henry Metcalfe was given the responsibility of setting up the Ordnance Department display at the 1876 Centennial Exposition at Philadelphia.
He also authored the official follow-up report...
Great to see such a fine collection, thanks for sharing!
Thanks Tom, I am glad someone has examples in their collection.
Another thing to look for at gun shows!
I was recently seeking information regarding the U.S. Centennial International Exposition, that was held at Philadelphia in 1876.
A booklet, I found on the Smithsonian site, had material that may be...
I got the 'message' intended in the original post.
Spending time reading old threads is an interesting, informative and useful endeavor.
It honors contributors, who may have died or no longer...
The truth is there are two perfectly acceptable ways to spell gage/gauge. Both are correct.
FWIW - I have lost track of the original point of this thread. IIRC - it was rather nice and paid tribute to old posts that contained a lot of knowledge and memories of past contributors.
Things...
I have never made a Krag hand-guard from something else.
The 'barrel-clips' are the big challenge and Parashooter did a wonderful job of making a hand-guard from a walnut chair-leg and packing...
Actually, you probably have the rifle version of the model 1902 'Dickson' sight.
The curved elevation 'ramp', on the rifle-base, is taller than the carbine 1902 base.
The carbine base is also...
I hope these pictures are of some help: A model 1899 carbine with the 1902 (carbine) sight and the original hand-guard that was used on rifles and carbines with model 1902 and model 1898 rear-sights....
Which rear-sight do you have?
Krag hand-guard 'sight openings' are sight specific.