Krag Collectors Association Forum

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.

It pivots right to left in an arc. The slotted screw is the axle (?) or pivot pin. You can see by the wear markings that the peep has been moved before. The circular indent in the peep face will slip into the hole bored into the rear of the main sight body. You ought not to break anything. It was ma...

Interesting, I'd never before seen one. But how about windage adjustment? What if it didn't shoot straight? Windage adjustment would require drifting the front sight, not always possible. Re the catalog listing: Most, if not all of those models had tangs that were factory drilled & tapped for ta...

Also, no armament? And - what's that hanging beneath the fuselage? An extra gas tank. If you dig deep enough, that's probably some sort of unit or squadron insignia. Those P-12s stayed in service a long time, IIRC, through the 1930s, maybe even into 1940-41. They were probably fun to fly and the ol...

I went back to the Timed Auction pages, all the Lot #s 2000 and up. #2002 was an 1896 rifle, went for $1200. #2024 was an 1898 rifle. Sight was wrong, but the barrel was excellent. $720. That buyer did OK. #2047 was another 1898 rifle, not as good as #2024. $720. #2048 was a 92/96 rifle with a 1894 ...

There is a lot of specialized collector interest in rifles made on that machinery. I've always wanted an Axel Peterson single shot barrel on a Winchester or Ballard action, esp. a .22 Long Rifle. If not that, a .32/40.

After you pay for shipping, plus some sort of fees to the auction house, do you realize a profit when you sell? And then you factor in inflation. I looked at everything of interest to me (not modern pistols, AK or AR-based junk, or shotguns, or just ordinary ho-hum stuff). A rancher friend died a fe...