Krag Collectors Association Forum

MadFarmers: Like yourself, I own Mallory's, Bropy's, and Poyer's books. I enjoy all three (along with ordnance manuals and KCA Forum contributions). I find that they complement each other. IMHO, Poyer's Book supplies lots of useful photographs and parts details. It helps me more fully enjoy the evol...

Guts: You have a very nice rifle with interesting features like the "headless" cocking piece and an 1898 rear sight modified to 1902 configuration. I believe your serial number dates from November, 1900. The condition of your rifle appears very good. Your stock appears to have a very nice ...

My point is that these parts are not hard to find or very expensive. Also, it helps to have Joe Poyer's Book.

The part you have that is broken does not adjust windage. It locks the slide that controls elevation by its position on the radius of the sight base. You can remove the sight leaf from the base by driving out the pivot pin (left to right) with a brass punch. Maintain pressure on the leaf and its spr...

goodwood: As Dick Hosmer reported, you must be reading a "3" as an "8" at the begining of your serial number. #349,589 would have been produced in October 1901 per Joe Poyer's book. Highest U.S. Krag numbers were probably around 474,xxx, with production ending around November 190...

pahoghunter: The 1896 and 1898 U.S. Krags basically use the same sideplate. Very early Krags had some minor differences and the plates were sometimes numbered to the action. Joe Poyer's book describes the minute changes. Sideplates are retained by one sideplate screw. These parts are often available...

Dick Hosmer: Thankyou very much for your reply and explanation on the SRS.

What exactly is the SRS and its Listings? How does one get a copy or access to this information?

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psteinmayer: You may be able to salvage the original sight holes on your Krag barrel. Normaly these were simply filled with sight screws that were cut off and the shanks filed to the barrel contour. I have removed these from four or five Krag barrels by locating the shank, center-punching it, drilli...