Krag Collectors Association Forum

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...

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...

Hammer - Is there a year-date and inspector's initial on the 'flat' end of your cartridge box?

Does a .30-40 cartridge fit well into the cartridge loops?

The interior of a .30-40 box is shown in attached photo.

Maybe somebody took an 1898 stock and carved the bolt handle notch area, so that a model 1896 action could fit into it. Photos of this area of your stock would help with assessment of your 'riddle'. Krags with replacement stocks did not require an acceptance cartouche. They were already 'accepted' g...

'Hammer', nice cartridge box! The McKeever cartridge boxes for .45-70 cartridge are usually dyed 'black' and date back to the 1880s. They were used in warfare and garrison duty. They were reinforced with brass fittings. The boxes gave way to Prairie belts and Mills belts. The .30-40 McKeever boxes u...

Very likely the perpetrator of a string of smash & grabs at Tim Hortons and Dunkin Donuts.

I imagine there was a lot of 'littering', too!

A quick experiment: Today, I put a NOS model 1896 bolt into a model 1899 carbine. It did not rotate fully closed. The underside of the 1896 bolt handle made slight contact, with the stock wood of the model 1899 bolt notch. However, I was surprised the bolt did close far enough that the striker relea...

I've always had good dealings with S&S Firearms. IIRC - The company's founder(s) had a connection, through marriage, to the Bannerman family. Back in 1968 to 1976, when I went to CW shoots at the North-South Skirmish Association range at Winchester, Virginia, S&S Firearms had a large booth i...

Very nice Tom, the 'Parkhurst Clips' beautifully accessorize your carbine. Thanks for sharing!

(Any thoughts, about my theory, that the 'hole' in your stock's bolt-notch provided clearance for a model 1896 bolt-handle)?

Oh, you were referring to the 'headless' cocking-piece on Tom's Parkhurst carbine.