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- Tue Apr 23, 2024 12:53 am
- Forum: U.S. Military Krags
- Topic: School Rifles with JFC Stock Cartouche
- Replies: 21
- Views: 13379
Re: School Rifles with JFC Stock Cartouche
Whig, Since you are the only person i know to have a genuine/probable/possible real PCR, did Joe Farmer say anything about this point? For that matter, did he EVER tell you what the feature was that convinced him yours was real? And, if he did, are you at liberty to divulge what that feature was, or...
- Mon Apr 22, 2024 4:51 pm
- Forum: U.S. Military Krags
- Topic: School Rifles with JFC Stock Cartouche
- Replies: 21
- Views: 13379
Re: School Rifles with JFC Stock Cartouche
One key point that is seldom mentioned is that the bayonet lug for those "short rifles" intended for use with the 1905 bayonet is beveled at the front like that of a 1903. This was done because - while the bayonets are completely interchangeable - they latch differently, and the bevel make...
- Mon Apr 22, 2024 5:02 am
- Forum: Chit-Chat
- Topic: I can smell ...
- Replies: 11
- Views: 7760
Re: I can smell ...
Speaking of GI bore cleaner - I have a LOT of the stuff, much still in sealed cartons from the Johnson Wax Company in 1941. Wonder if there is any collector (or shooter) interest?
- Fri Apr 19, 2024 3:25 pm
- Forum: U.S. Military Krags
- Topic: My 2nd Krag - May 1903 Rifle in 1900 Stock
- Replies: 15
- Views: 8022
Re: My 2nd Krag - May 1903 Rifle in 1900 Stock
Well, I’m leaning on the 50% that your hunch may be right because that means I don’t have to try to find a .22 caliber practice rifle to buy😂 Not clear on how having (POSSIBLY) having the stock for one would eliminate the "need" to have the whole gun? :o Physically, the stocks are identic...
- Sat Apr 13, 2024 1:45 am
- Forum: U.S. Military Krags
- Topic: My 2nd Krag - May 1903 Rifle in 1900 Stock
- Replies: 15
- Views: 8022
Re: My 2nd Krag - May 1903 Rifle in 1900 Stock
Or perhaps a .22 Gallery Practice rifle? Then there is the whole 1892 and 1896 arena. Short and long-stocked carbines, a "school gun"? Lions & tigers & bears, oh my!!
- Sun Apr 07, 2024 7:35 pm
- Forum: Chit-Chat
- Topic: Friendly skies? bummer insignia!
- Replies: 5
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Re: Friendly skies? bummer insignia!
Also, no armament? And - what's that hanging beneath the fuselage?
- Thu Apr 04, 2024 2:38 am
- Forum: U.S. Military Krags
- Topic: School Rifles with JFC Stock Cartouche
- Replies: 21
- Views: 13379
Re: School Rifles with JFC Stock Cartouche
My "school gun" - which I believe to be authentic - has the same small [JFC} cartouche as is shown in the first photo in this thread. I have seen others with normal [JSA/date] stamps. As to overstamps, my 1892/96 rifle has [BA-WJ] over an illegible JSA cartouche.
Re: Ruger
Others might. I am fortunate to have a GOOD 'congress-critter', the Hon. Doug LaMalfa (R-CA1). My wife baby-sat for him when he was a kid - old family acquaintances. Comes from a family of rice farmers, honest, pro-gun, anti-Biden - what's not to like?
- Tue Mar 26, 2024 7:55 pm
- Forum: Chit-Chat
- Topic: Interesting Florida Gun Shop
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4885
Re: Interesting Florida Gun Shop
Thanks a lot for sharing, Chuck. I'm sure we can all remember when shops like that were all over, and the darker and mustier the better! Times have surely changed. There was always an air of mystery about what might be in the corner, or in the back room . . .
- Sat Mar 23, 2024 6:05 pm
- Forum: U.S. Military Krags
- Topic: Amoskeag Auction
- Replies: 12
- Views: 7658
Re: Amoskeag Auction
1545 is not an 1898 (s/n 279xxx) - can't see some of the higher lot numbers?
126471 could be real. (126323, 126370, 126417, 126775 supposedly are)
126471 could be real. (126323, 126370, 126417, 126775 supposedly are)