Krag Collectors Association Forum

Went for $407

Interesting - thanks!

Have you ever seen the cartouche rotated like that? Mistruck at the Armory, do you think, or counterfeit?

Really depends on what you want it for. Neither are good examples of original Krags. If you're looking for a restoration project, on the plus side, both come with handguards, even though incorrect for the receivers. Handguards alone are around a couple hundred on auction if you can even find one. SN...

As I mentioned in my intro post, my first cut-down carbine has morphed into a couple of projects. Here's the first. As I read and learned more about the history of the Krag I got interested in the Philippine Constabulary carbine. I have a family connection to the Philippines: my grandfather was a Sc...

Hello and very happy to be part of the group. I'm retired Army and have been collecting and cloning U.S. Army vintage rifles for about 3 years now. My gateway drug was a CMP M1 Garand. I now have two Garands, a 1903, two 1917s, an M14 clone built off an SAI M1A, an XM16E1 clone, an M16A4 clone and n...