Krag Collectors Association Forum

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 ...

S&S Firearms is a story all in itself.

I must have missed something. Where did the Parkhurst clips come from? Are they originals?

How many really excellent (95% +) originals are left? The last were made almost 120 years ago. And the demand simply wasn't there for most of that time. If I wanted a near-original and IF I could afford a G&H restoration, I'd strongly consider it.

Could an easily-found charger for a Lee-Enfield work? Or could one be modified?

You have the Parkhurst, something I thought only existed in museums. Now where do you get a couple of clips? Then take it for a test run and report the results.

If it were my rifle with the same family connections, used by grandfather and father, I wouldn't change anything. The memories and family stories are what should be preserved. So few of us have anything like that. After much thought, I might turn the barrel band around. And I might try to find a sco...

I don't know where you are, but a new barrel or a replacement barrel would seem a long shot. Is it even possible to put a liner in an old military barrel? Have you slugged the barrel? That's the cheapest way to get a "feel" for the problem. Maybe there is a tight spot in the middle, or a l...

No, but I wasn't in my 80s, either. I've never before experienced a panic attack like that. Like wearing a tight-fitting hoodie. If I fell into the river, I was done for.

She could probably pee easily if she had a chain mail skirt. Many years ago, I put on a chain mail shirt with a hood. I panicked instantly, could not get it off fast enough.