Krag Collectors Association Forum

I have been in contact with a heat treating company who has been recommended as the place to have Mauser receivers heat treated. This company has agreed to heat treat my Krag receivers via case hardening but have requested the Rockwell Scale hardening they need to achieve.<br /><br />If you know it,...

I have noticed there appear to be three different variations for the Krag 1902 sight ladder but I am not sure if my assessment is 100% correct.<br /><br />1) 20 numbered hatch marks with a single line struck through the center of each number. Has prominent raised serrations on side of sight ladder t...

I have been watching for a few years to see if the Krag receivers associated with these parts are being sold by an FFL. I have not noticed it yet. This leads me to believe that these receivers are either destroyed, being held back for sale until a later date, are being sold exclusively at gun shows ...

I really think someone tightened down the barrel band just to hold it in place. Threads on barrel are good, never loctited, or welded to the reciever. I was able to get the barrel to nearly time correctly on three different stripped receivers, with all headspacing correctly (closes on Go gauge but n...

I have an 1898 Krag which has a cut down rifle stock and shorted barrel. The barrel current overtimes the receiver, making the rifle unusable. Does an original Krag barrel have enough of a chamber to support removing a barrel thread to fix the timing on the barrel? I was told that the previous owner...

I have two 1892 bolt sleeves which have threading below the flip safety in the rear. The threading is still intact and is usable. What is the name of the part that would go there and where could I find it?