Krag Collectors Association Forum

Interesting that this theme would be repeated 65 years later.

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Looking for fun things to do while "sheltering in place"? Don't try this.

I've been getting some use out of the old Rockchucker press. Too cold around here to do much outside yet. Snowed here yesterday.

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<r>These bears up here are pretty tough. I'd go with something like this, just to be sure. ;)<IMG src="https://kragcollectorsassociation.org/kca/phpBB3/images/yabbfiles/Attachments/Lahti-rifle.jpg"><s>[img]</s><URL url="https://kragcollectorsassociation.org/kca/phpBB3/images/yabbfiles/Attachments/La...

When I got my Krag, it had no sling swivels, and the stock had been sanded to the point where it was much thinner in the area of the band.<br /><br /><br /><IMG src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48938702583_8bf343dc89_z.jpg" alt="img"><br /><br />I wanted sling swivels on the rifle, but the b...

Local Boy, those No.5s you showed in post #16 look really good.
What's the story on the No.4 MK1 and the Pattern 14?
P14 is another one on my want list.

That is a really nice No.5. Looks correct. Not a put-together made from No.4 parts. It's about 6 months older than mine (5/46). Made at the same Royal Ordnance Factory, Fazakerley. ROF (F). Not sure on the SN. Maybe someone forgot to add the leading zero. They would make 9999 rifles with a letter pr...

<blockquote>Nice looking carbine, Littlejohn!<br /><br />I started collecting as a teenager in the 1960's and focused on British military stuff. It was a lot cheaper than U.S. Arms and some good gun books (in English) were available and inexpensive. <br />Neat things showed up at Michigan shows, com...