This interesting piece is viewable online at the 'National Firearms Collection of the Smithsonian' site.
http://americanhistory.si.edu/collectio ... s/military.
(It is more easily found by refining the search, when the Smithsonian page comes up.
Narrowing is done by typing: Krag-Jorgensen rifle, in the search-box).
Krag #357224 is listed as a "Springfield Armory Model 1899 Krag-Jorgensen Gallery Practice rifle", (in .22 caliber, circa 1907).
It is not a Springfield Armory GP rifle.
It actually appears (to me) to be a model 1899 carbine, that has a full-length 'Pope-Stevens' barrel installed.
The front sight appears a bit crudely done, and the 1896 rear-sight seems an odd choice?
Smithsonian ID Number is AF.NM167.
Another Smithsonian Krag - .22 caliber
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Re: Another Smithsonian Krag - .22 caliber
Can you tell anything about the barrel band in other views?
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The stock & barrel-band appear to be regular model 1899 carbine parts.
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Re: Another Smithsonian Krag - .22 caliber
How does one convince the Smithsonian that it is important to know the Stevens-Pope number on the bottom of the barrel?
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Re: Another Smithsonian Krag - .22 caliber
I have visions of "Indiana Jones and the Ark of the Covenant", when the Ark is transported in a numbered crate and unloaded at a vast storage installation, with acres of identical crates.
At the same moment a government agent tells him: "We have our top people working on it, our top people".
Here is a Smithsonian video that I find rather disappointing. (It would be nice if there were more and longer videos, displaying and offering insights on significant and interesting firearms in the Smithsonian collection):
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/ca ... om/?no-ist
The sad reality is that the 'powers that be' do not see a need or demand to show more guns, research the items in the basement, and put this part of their 'holdings' on view and in context. They are overseeing a big 'trust' and maybe constrained from separating the 'wheat from the chaff'.
Our 'interest and hobby' is just a fringe area and not Politically Correct these days. It would be nice if more of the Smithsonian Arms Collection was on display with Affiliated museums and sites.
At the same moment a government agent tells him: "We have our top people working on it, our top people".
Here is a Smithsonian video that I find rather disappointing. (It would be nice if there were more and longer videos, displaying and offering insights on significant and interesting firearms in the Smithsonian collection):
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/ca ... om/?no-ist
The sad reality is that the 'powers that be' do not see a need or demand to show more guns, research the items in the basement, and put this part of their 'holdings' on view and in context. They are overseeing a big 'trust' and maybe constrained from separating the 'wheat from the chaff'.
Our 'interest and hobby' is just a fringe area and not Politically Correct these days. It would be nice if more of the Smithsonian Arms Collection was on display with Affiliated museums and sites.
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