Krag Collectors Association Forum

Just for fun, you might want to find a copy of the book "Woodfill Of The Regulars" by Samual Woodfill. He was a long serving soldier. wrote about soldiering and hunting in Alaska with Krag rifles and 220 grain bullets. Woodfill was a decorated soldier in WWI France. Pall bearer for the WWI...

<r>That was fun to see you have copy of Dr Hudson's book. That is a very rare and seldom seen volume. I paid dearly for my copy some years ago. <br /><br />Rifle shooters are confirmed experimenters and the development of techniques to use the gun sling as an aid to target shooting was developed by ...

<r>Here is the photo side of the Woodworth postcard.<br /><br />The Army provided the target pullers and the scorekeepers. All a civilian shooter had to do was shoot.<br /><br />I have lots of other pictures. Can post more if you fellows would like to see more Krags on the firing line.<br /><br />Th...

<r>I purchased a vintage post card to add to my rifle range photo collect some years ago. <br /><br />In reading the back I was excited to see that it was addressed to A L Woodworth in Springfield. From his shooting friend GA Woody. Woody was at the 1909 national championships at Camp Perry and wrot...

<r>It is your rifle, do what you want but there are more new shooter collectors today trying very hard to return these collectible military rifles that were sporterized back to original condition.<br /><br />I would encourage you not to drill it or glue it. One modification on Krags I have seen is t...

<r>After a chance meeting with a local family and seeing the photo of their grandfather, they begged me to sell them a Krag rifle. In the portrait, his rifle is clearly a model 1896. <br /><br />Private Michael Erban enlisted at Appleton Wisconsin in April 1898 and served in Company B, 2nd WI Infant...

<r>When you're not actually on the range shooting your Krags, collecting related paper is fun and educational. There are lots of score books, photos, catalogs and vintage military manuals out there to enhance your knowledge and your rifle collection.<br /><br /><br /><br /><IMG src="https://kragcoll...

MKII, <br /><br />There are enough sporterized Krag rifles around for a few hundered dollars that will provide a usable receiver and other spare parts. I have put plenty of Krag and other military rifles back to shooting and collectible condition, but I would not spend the time and effort trying to ...

<r>Lyman manufactured the model 17A front sight in many different configurations as a replacement to give target shooters a front sight with different post and aperture options. The most common version has a dovetail base to fit the M1903 Springfield rifles.<br /><br />His is a seldom seen 17A set t...

<r>Speaking of collecting Krag sights.........<br />This little gem came to the collection a few years ago. 1920's or early 30's vintage. <br />The Lyman 17A is usually seen on the M1903 Springfield target range rifles. It provides a shooter with different front sight picture options by changing the...