Krag Collectors Association Forum

U.S. Model 1898 Krag rifle, number 451574, is not listed in the appendix tables of Mallory' book, "The Krag Rifle Story", second edition.

(Only four Krags in the 451K serial number range are mentioned in the SRS Data).

Jrmartin - That is a very nice utility Krag.

but ... brief visit in North Carolina was my kind of people!

Nice accessories, Hammer.

Whig, there's a Zouave hiding in every woodpile!

.... and maybe my hunch was completely wrong.

'Hammer' - You can purchase a spare 'Sgt. Peep' plate and pivot-screw, from S&S Firearms (Glendale, N.Y.) or 'Grampa's Gun Parts', for a very reasonable cost. You can then enlarge the sight-hole, on one of your 'plates', for easier sighting. Most KCA Members just use the 'V' notch. The swing-up ...

Too fuzzy to tell, the wood could be worn, sanded, or scraped?

I enjoyed Fort Pulaski (at Savannah, Ga.) the other day.

Whig is correct. The DCM Krag sales documents appear to authorize a sale, but, do not contain the actual serial number of the rifle or carbine involved in the transaction. I have seen the document photo that Cat Man posted before; I recall the purchaser's name. I have different paperwork for an NRA ...

The Boeing P-12 is from the U.S. Army Air Corps, 55th Pursuit Squadron, early 1920s. Some U.S. Spads also wore the swastika emblem, during during WW1. The U.S. Army 45th Infantry division, with many Native Americans, wore a swastika patch from 1924 to 1939. The patch was changed to a 'Thunderbird' c...