Krag Collectors Association Forum

A cougar sasquatch alliance? We are in trouble!

Times are changing quickly . You used to be able to shoot cougars in chicago. (not those kind ). Now the cougars relatives would settle out of court for an undisclosed ammount.

A lot of Krag carbines had swivels added after leaving Uncle Sams warehouse. It seems some had swivels added while in service. Either way its part of the carbines history.

Welcome to the KCA. From the pics shown it looks like you have a nice 1899 Krag carbine. One thing that is not original to your carbine is the front sight blade. Probably changed to work with the ammo used with it. How is the bore? Cleaning rod and oiler in but trap by any chance? Good luck with you...

I second that observation. That brass has been altered.

Thats a nice looking trio. Its a shame that were i live a M-1 carbine is basically not legal to own anymore. Maybe after relocating i will look into getting one.

After reading this post and shooting my friends M-1 carbine i thought it would be cool to own one. My buddies is a mint one made by standard products with lots of extras. Well the lgs and cabelas by me each had one. They are still there. Talk about sticker shock! I figured it would be best to stick ...

Were these recievers serial numbered before or after proof firing? If after i wonder how many rifles never made it into service because they failed?

When you get two bidders with money that want something the skys the limit. There are some minute differences between an original and repro muzzle cover. The spring for one thing. To a trained eye it is hard to match a real 120 year old patina on brass with one that was dipped in vinegar and put out...