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by olderthansome
Wed Apr 05, 2023 2:33 am
Forum: U.S. Military Krags
Topic: 1895 US Springfield Krag Bolt Action Cavalry Carbine ROUGH RIDERS SN *RARE*
Replies: 25
Views: 2108

Re: 1895 US Springfield Krag Bolt Action Cavalry Carbine ROUGH RIDERS SN *RARE*

It has arrived! I have three days to look it over before sale is finale. Anything specific I should look for besides what I’ve seen in the pics on the post? There are several details to check, but I don't have a full range of the changes as related to actual serial numbers. A couple of things you m...
by olderthansome
Wed Mar 22, 2023 10:34 am
Forum: U.S. Military Krags
Topic: Model 1898 Krag Rifle Documented in SRS Just Sold at Auction
Replies: 6
Views: 744

Re: Model 1898 Krag Rifle Documented in SRS Just Sold at Auction

I think this is at least the third documented rifle from the 3rd Tennessee that we have seen on the forum. I would be surprised that the stock would have been changed in 1902 while the correct 1896 rear sight and handguards were kept. But then by 1902 I suppose any serviceable parts arriving at Spri...
by olderthansome
Fri Dec 16, 2022 8:37 pm
Forum: Chit-Chat
Topic: where did they go?
Replies: 4
Views: 466

Re: where did they go?

Five or so years ago, i read a diary/memoir of an Marine Ordnance officer who served on Guadalcanal while the fighting was still going on. A few of his pages discussed the weapons that were captured from the Japanese and some of those were, probably, themselves captured by the Japanese after the Sin...
by olderthansome
Sun Jun 20, 2021 4:02 pm
Forum: U.S. Military Krags
Topic: 1896 carbine...o the irony
Replies: 13
Views: 2440

Re: 1896 carbine...o the irony

"But, to my eyes, I don’t think this looks exactly like the thin-wristed stocks on the earliest carbines. That’s the main question I have - if this one is late enough (or the receiver just knocked about long enough before being selected) for the later thicker wrist stocks." I have a carbin...
by olderthansome
Sat Jul 11, 2020 6:51 pm
Forum: Ammunition, reloading, shooting, etc
Topic: Bench rest shoulder - ouch!
Replies: 7
Views: 2466

Re: Bench rest shoulder - ouch!

Just a thought, but if you were actually using a support for the barrel and the barrel alone was in contact with the support, try moving the support to a position below the stock so that only the wood is touching the support.
by olderthansome
Sat Jul 11, 2020 6:44 pm
Forum: Chit-Chat
Topic: Coping with Quarantine
Replies: 273
Views: 61446

Re: Coping with Quarantine

"One TINY silver lining in the monstrous black cloud of a possible Biden (oops, sorry, I just gagged) win would be the almost overnight disappearance of this politically-motivated virus nonsense."<br /><br />Unfortunately, this too will be followed by Joe's almost overnight disappearance b...
by olderthansome
Sun Jun 14, 2020 12:09 pm
Forum: U.S. Military Krags
Topic: Two more krags found!
Replies: 6
Views: 1725

Re: Two more krags found!

First, let me welcome you to the forum. I hope you will find your<br />time here to be enlightening - maybe even fun. There will be several other messages, I'm sure, to also offer welcomes to you.<br /><br />There are a couple of answers about your soon to be Krags. Full information will be availabl...
by olderthansome
Tue May 05, 2020 4:49 pm
Forum: U.S. Military Krags
Topic: 1892 cleaning rod thread pitch
Replies: 4
Views: 1957

Re: 1892 cleaning rod thread pitch

As Dick says, check Brophy. Page 212. Drawings for both the first and second types of rods. I didn't see the third type (3 piece) with a quick search, but perhaps you can measure the threads with enough accuracy to compare with the one piece rods. The measurements for the two single piece rod thread...
by olderthansome
Thu Mar 26, 2020 2:00 pm
Forum: U.S. Military Krags
Topic: 1898C serials, and the current state of computing
Replies: 7
Views: 2511

Re: 1898C serials, and the current state of computing

I haven't yet converted my Operating System to Catalina, which is what I'm guessing is on your new Mac, so I may be on the wrong track here. But one of the things I am looking into is the need to convert my old files that were created on my 2011 Mac and my current, 2018 Mac to run on the new Catalin...
by olderthansome
Wed Mar 18, 2020 12:24 pm
Forum: U.S. Military Krags
Topic: New member with questions about a 1899C
Replies: 5
Views: 1966

Re: New member with questions about a 1899C

Your carbine number is not listed in Mallory's book, but that's not<br />surprising since most Krag numbers are not. There might be some other people here who have access to more complete SRS (Springfield Research Service) numbers and i am sure you will hear from them. The 1901 rear sight is commonl...