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.
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- Tue May 21, 2024 2:04 am
- Forum: U.S. Military Krags
- Topic: Krag RIA Ammo Leather Case
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- Mon May 20, 2024 2:22 am
- Forum: U.S. Military Krags
- Topic: 1896 Rifle-1903 Cartouche
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Re: 1896 Rifle-1903 Cartouche
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...
- Sun May 19, 2024 3:23 am
- Forum: U.S. Military Krags
- Topic: Krag RIA Ammo Leather Case
- Replies: 15
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Re: Krag RIA Ammo Leather Case
'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...
- Fri May 17, 2024 10:37 pm
- Forum: Chit-Chat
- Topic: Police Nab a Feline Felon
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Police Nab a Feline Felon
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!
I imagine there was a lot of 'littering', too!
- Thu May 16, 2024 11:12 pm
- Forum: U.S. Military Krags
- Topic: Parkhurst carbine
- Replies: 48
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Re: Parkhurst carbine
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...
- Thu May 16, 2024 3:10 pm
- Forum: U.S. Military Krags
- Topic: Parkhurst carbine
- Replies: 48
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Re: Parkhurst carbine
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...
- Wed May 15, 2024 3:48 pm
- Forum: U.S. Military Krags
- Topic: Parkhurst carbine
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Re: Parkhurst carbine
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)?
(Any thoughts, about my theory, that the 'hole' in your stock's bolt-notch provided clearance for a model 1896 bolt-handle)?
- Tue May 14, 2024 2:09 am
- Forum: U.S. Military Krags
- Topic: Parkhurst carbine
- Replies: 48
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Re: Parkhurst carbine
Oh, you were referring to the 'headless' cocking-piece on Tom's Parkhurst carbine.
- Tue May 14, 2024 12:12 am
- Forum: U.S. Military Krags
- Topic: Parkhurst carbine
- Replies: 48
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Re: Parkhurst carbine
Bill: If you are referring to the 'flat area', on the bottom of the bolt handle, the bolt with the long 'flat' is an 1898 bolt. The shorter 'flat' is a feature of model 1896 and 1892 bolts. The model 1898 receiver had some simplification in shape and machining steps. The receiver and stock changes (...
- Mon May 13, 2024 12:25 am
- Forum: U.S. Military Krags
- Topic: Parkhurst carbine
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Re: Parkhurst carbine
I am noticing 'impression marks' in the wood (arrows). I suspect a model 1896 bolt was being used with your 'Parkhurst' carbine, at some time.
The drilled hole in the stock 'notch' may have been an attempt to achieve some wood-clearance for an incorrect model 1896 bolt-handle?
The drilled hole in the stock 'notch' may have been an attempt to achieve some wood-clearance for an incorrect model 1896 bolt-handle?