Krag Collectors Association Forum

. . . Many of us like to wipe our Krag stocks down with boiled linseed oil to keep the walnut well moisturized and preserved. . . I strongly disagree with the "boiled" linseed oil recommendation. Most products sold as "boiled linseed oil" today contain added chemicals intended t...

We don’t know who C.H. is. He also scratched a faint ‘13 under his initials. I didn’t see that until I cleaned the old dust and grime off of the wood. Based on the number of years it spent in the gun cabinet C H is likely long dead. Thanks for the info on metal finishes. What I thought was crummy bl...

Great info. Thank you very much. I did measure the height of the front sight. It is .355". Its a keeper for sure. It was owned by a friend's Dad, who passed recently. I spent a couple weekends helping my buddy sort through the old tools and other firearms, and helped loading dumpsters with the ...

I did note when cleaning the barrel/receiver, that the bluing on the barrel is very noticeably newer/nicer than the finish on the receiver and the other metal parts, Would it be possible that the barrel was replaced when the wood and rear sight were replaced?
Larry

You guys got sharp eyes! The serial number is indeed 131646. Here are some more pics. I'll get a couple of the sling swivels and the stylized P cartouche by the trigger guard. That it may be a 'real' carbine is good news. Larry Rear sight IMG_E1647 small.jpg IMG_E1648 small.jpg Front sight. Fuzzy ph...

Thanks for the welcome! I am a long time FAL Files member. I posted pics of this carbine on the 'Files and someone there sent me here. On the 'Files, there is a specific protocol for taking photos of your rifle. Certain things are requirements. Concrete, feet, mag inserted, and an adult beverage are...

I recently came into possession of this carbine. Been in a dusty cabinet for at least 60 years. I cleaned the metal, wood, and bore and it came out pretty nice. No abrasive stronger than #00 steel wool, and no solvent stronger than Hoppes #9 and denatured alcohol. The bore had a lot of copper foulin...