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- Mon Mar 18, 2024 1:51 am
- Forum: U.S. Military Krags
- Topic: My purchases in the last 72 hours
- Replies: 6
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Re: My purchases in the last 72 hours
Oops, my bad - the serial number 99543 IS an 1896 model. I even posted my wrong reply twice. I've had a little too much Guinness on St. Patrick's Day.
- Mon Mar 18, 2024 12:50 am
- Forum: U.S. Military Krags
- Topic: My purchases in the last 72 hours
- Replies: 6
- Views: 843
Re: My purchases in the last 72 hours
The cleaning rod is just like the one on my 1892 rifle.
- Mon Mar 18, 2024 12:43 am
- Forum: U.S. Military Krags
- Topic: My purchases in the last 72 hours
- Replies: 6
- Views: 843
Re: My purchases in the last 72 hours
No it's dated 1898 and it's a 1896 type stock
- Mon Mar 18, 2024 12:42 am
- Forum: U.S. Military Krags
- Topic: My purchases in the last 72 hours
- Replies: 6
- Views: 843
Re: My purchases in the last 72 hours
No it's dated 1898 and it's a 1896 type stock
- Sun Mar 17, 2024 5:58 pm
- Forum: U.S. Military Krags
- Topic: My purchases in the last 72 hours
- Replies: 6
- Views: 843
My purchases in the last 72 hours
Over the past 72 hours I have acquired a decent late model 1896 Krag rifle, serial number 99543. This falls within a batch of rifles issued to the 3rd Wisconsin Infantry Regiment (my home state). Also an early 1896 Krag carbine (AKA Model 1895), serial number 25028. This falls close to one that was ...
- Sun Mar 17, 2024 4:11 pm
- Forum: U.S. Military Krags
- Topic: Stevens - Pope Barrels
- Replies: 2
- Views: 577
Stevens - Pope Barrels
Can one of the experts here tell me, did they install the Stevens Pope barrels on GP receivers? I know these barrels were installed at the unit level. According to Bill Brophy's book they were installed at the unit level on rifles already on hand. Which makes me think they should be on a standard kr...
- Tue Dec 05, 2023 4:20 pm
- Forum: Older threads
- Topic: List of 26" barrel BoOF Rifles
- Replies: 12
- Views: 61101
Re: List of 26" barrel BoOF Rifles
My BO&F rifle is sn.387787 they listed the wrong number in the auction catalog oops.
Thank you Butlers Ranger for the nice compliment.
03collector
Thank you Butlers Ranger for the nice compliment.
03collector
- Mon Jan 30, 2023 7:30 pm
- Forum: Chit-Chat
- Topic: Krags in the Movies
- Replies: 29
- Views: 7912
Re: Krags in the Movies
Just saw that movie Narvik. I thought it was a very good movie. To bad they can't make them like that in the U.S.
- Tue Jan 10, 2023 3:22 am
- Forum: Other Firearms
- Topic: M1882 trapdoor parts L&G December auction, lot 37
- Replies: 1
- Views: 720
Re: M1882 trapdoor parts L&G December auction, lot 37
I won Lot 13, some cool stuff in that auction. For what it's worth most of those parts are from Bill Rutters collection. I think there was an 1882 breach block in that auction. Sorry l know that doesn't help you much.
- Mon Jan 09, 2023 4:16 am
- Forum: U.S. Military Krags
- Topic: what’s the story on this sported 1892… low serial number
- Replies: 5
- Views: 819
Re: what’s the story on this sported 1892… low serial number
Great picture looks like the trooper ln the middle has a 1st. pattern 1892 rifle with the solid barrel band.