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by waterman
Wed Nov 02, 2011 2:34 am
Forum: Older threads
Topic: Father and Pretty Boy Floyd
Replies: 11
Views: 7801

Re: Father and Pretty Boy Floyd

Good story. Is that about the last real use of a posse to round up the bad guys? <br /><br />But per your question about the value of the Krags, here is my view: The value of the Krags is greater to your family (& future generations thereof) than to almost anyone else. IMHO, the rifles are far b...
by waterman
Sat Oct 29, 2011 7:25 pm
Forum: Older threads
Topic: Model 1898 Gallery Practice Rifle
Replies: 2
Views: 1968

Re: Model 1898 Gallery Practice Rifle

The extractor plate is supposed to snap back into position when the regular Krag extractor (on the bolt) hits the trip pin on the left side of the action.<br /><br />I have never had this one apart. I have seen a drawing (Brophy?). It looks as if it might be just a parts replacement job, but you wou...
by waterman
Sat Oct 29, 2011 4:02 pm
Forum: Older threads
Topic: Model 1898 Gallery Practice Rifle
Replies: 2
Views: 1968

Model 1898 Gallery Practice Rifle

Is there any interest on this Forum in the history & minutiae of the Model 1898 Gallery Practice Rifle and its predecessors? I have been shooting one for the last 18 months but have never encountered another. I have learned a bit about them, if anyone is interested, but they are very different f...
by waterman
Fri Oct 28, 2011 6:58 am
Forum: Older threads
Topic: New member
Replies: 3
Views: 2278

New member

Hello fellow Krag enthusiasts<br /><br />I just joined this forum. I have 2 Krags; an 1896, probably a Bannerman sporter with a WW1 surplus Springfield barrel; and a DCM carbine altered from an 1898 rifle by Benecia Arsenal. <br /><br />Also I am caretaker of a Model 1898 Gallery practice Rifle, spo...
by waterman
Fri Oct 28, 2011 6:43 am
Forum: Older threads
Topic: Is this a special model of 1898 KRAG rifle?
Replies: 6
Views: 4013

Re: Is this a special model of 1898 KRAG rifle?

I am new on this forum. If it is a cut-down "GI" Krag rifle stock, the lightening cuts should be readily visible when you take the barreled action out of the stock.