Krag Collectors Association Forum

Very interesting. Explains a lot. Thanks so much again for the quick and informative reply. I have ordered a book on Krags and will settle back and try and get some info from the wealth of info on this sight. I also ordered a magazine cut-off lever for it so sporterized or not it will have all of it...

When I first told people about my Krag I kept referring to it as an 1894 Model as that is what is stamped on the receiver (1894). At some point a kindly individual explained to me that there was in fact no Model of 1894. What I had was an 1892 model manufactured in 1894. They went on to say that the...

I have had great luck with Loctite on other milsurps to hold bits in place. Sometimes the official fix is pretty scary "<i>Just use a ball peen hammer and flatten those splines down a bit</i>" No thank you no ball peen hammer, loctite much safer. If the little spring is supposed to fit tig...

Thanks much for the info. A lot of facts and fast wow. This is particularly helpful as I have looked at magazine cut off levers for sale but had no idea which years might fit. As to the flat spring, if it was ever crimped in place its lost its crimp. On reassembly I had to use a small dab of grease ...

<r>I was given this Krag by an 80 year old uncle. It had been his fathers hunting rifle and like so many other folks, he bought it at a hardware store for an amazingly small amount of money.<br /><br />It has been checked out by a gunsmith and myself and appears to be in good condition. It reportedl...