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- Mon May 27, 2024 1:17 pm
- Forum: Chit-Chat
- Topic: Chincoteague Island Memorial
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Chincoteague Island Memorial
We just got back from a trip to Chincoteague Island, on the Atlantic Coast of Virginia. During the Civil War, Chincoteague Islanders stayed loyal to the Union and refused to succeed. The small island cemeteries contain many graves of Islanders, who served in the U.S. Coast Guard and Navy, through ou...
- Sat May 25, 2024 11:07 pm
- Forum: Chit-Chat
- Topic: I don't like the looks of this!
- Replies: 2
- Views: 201
Re: I don't like the looks of this!
Craig at "Lock - Stock and Barrel" politely responded, by email, to my message. He admitted that they missed the flaw and are cancelling the bolt Listing. He thanked me for having a "good eye" and taking time to give them a heads-up on the bolt. (I checked eBay, later, and the li...
- Sat May 25, 2024 7:05 pm
- Forum: Sporterized and unofficial modified Krags
- Topic: What an odd looking Krag
- Replies: 16
- Views: 770
Re: What an odd looking Krag
William Brophy gave good detail on the model 1892 prototype carbine in his book, "The Krag Rifle". The front barrel-band has a very discrete "U", turned sideways. The rear barrel-band clamps with a screw and is retained by a cross-pin, through the stock, just like the regular Kra...
- Sat May 25, 2024 6:46 pm
- Forum: Sporterized and unofficial modified Krags
- Topic: What an odd looking Krag
- Replies: 16
- Views: 770
Re: What an odd looking Krag
The evolution of early Krag carbine barrel-bands per Mallory.
Note - The prototype 1892 bands were retained by a 'stock-pin' and clamping band-screw.
The 1896 carbine band was made solid and retained by a band-spring inletted into the right-side of the stock.
Note - The prototype 1892 bands were retained by a 'stock-pin' and clamping band-screw.
The 1896 carbine band was made solid and retained by a band-spring inletted into the right-side of the stock.
- Sat May 25, 2024 5:14 pm
- Forum: Chit-Chat
- Topic: I don't like the looks of this!
- Replies: 2
- Views: 201
I don't like the looks of this!
I sent a 'note' to the Gunshop selling this model 1898 bolt on eBay.
We'll see how ethical they are.
It sure appears to me, that it has a crack developing behind the locking-lug.
We'll see how ethical they are.
It sure appears to me, that it has a crack developing behind the locking-lug.
- Sat May 25, 2024 6:35 am
- Forum: Sporterized and unofficial modified Krags
- Topic: What an odd looking Krag
- Replies: 16
- Views: 770
Re: What an odd looking Krag
IMO - It is much more interesting in its current configuration.
- Thu May 23, 2024 2:05 am
- Forum: Sporterized and unofficial modified Krags
- Topic: What an odd looking Krag
- Replies: 16
- Views: 770
Re: What an odd looking Krag
Oh, I thought the "Imgur" pictures were from the auction site. I find pictures, that are posted 'offsite', to be a PIA. In a few months, the link will be dead and the thread will lose its KCA education value. (That is why I captured, edited, and posted, some of the Imgur pics). More clear ...
- Wed May 22, 2024 6:51 pm
- Forum: Sporterized and unofficial modified Krags
- Topic: What an odd looking Krag
- Replies: 16
- Views: 770
Re: What an odd looking Krag
'TXCoast' - How fun ... More pictures please, when it arrives!
- Wed May 22, 2024 2:26 am
- Forum: Sporterized and unofficial modified Krags
- Topic: What an odd looking Krag
- Replies: 16
- Views: 770
Re: What an odd looking Krag
It appears to me, some collector made, (or had made), a replica of the two prototype model 1892 carbines. The front barrel-band looks pretty good. The rear barrel-band is fabricated from a modified model 1896 carbine rear-band. The filled area, between the sight-protectors is visible. Also visible i...
- Wed May 22, 2024 12:52 am
- Forum: U.S. Military Krags
- Topic: Krag RIA Ammo Leather Case
- Replies: 18
- Views: 834
Re: Krag RIA Ammo Leather Case
Richard, my apologies for posting a needlessly confusing photo. My picture actually shows a portion of a .45-70 pouch lying on top of a .30-40 pouch. Just 1/2 of two different boxes are visible. The 1897 Krag tool is in the .30 cal. pouch. The trapdoor tool is in the .45 cal. pouch. The 1879 tool is...