My imagination is working hard to explain the purpose of the small hole, drilled through this Krag 'striker-rod'.
A DEWAT measure to use a cross-pin to maintain spring-function, with the firing-pin removed?
To retain a simplified 'homemade' firing-pin with a cross-pin?
To adapt the striker-assembly for a shorter 'lighter' mainspring?
Bubba just couldn't help himself???
eBay mystery?
- butlersrangers
- Posts: 9908
- Joined: Wed Oct 07, 2009 11:35 pm
- Location: Below the Bridge, Michigan
eBay mystery?
- Attachments
-
- odd rod.jpg (277.82 KiB) Viewed 1648 times
- Dick Hosmer
- Posts: 2292
- Joined: Sun Nov 20, 2005 4:11 pm
Re: eBay mystery?
Perhaps for one of the various .22 caliber iterations?
- butlersrangers
- Posts: 9908
- Joined: Wed Oct 07, 2009 11:35 pm
- Location: Below the Bridge, Michigan
Re: eBay mystery?
Things you find when looking for something else!
I recently conjectured the purpose of this 'odd' eBay Krag part.
Dick Hosmer was in the ballpark.
It is a Krag .22 cal. GP rifle 'striker-rod'.
Mallory shows a similar GP rod (and firing-pin) on page 115 of "The Krag Rifle Story", second edition.
I don't grasp the exact purpose, but I kind of learned something new, today.
I recently conjectured the purpose of this 'odd' eBay Krag part.
Dick Hosmer was in the ballpark.
It is a Krag .22 cal. GP rifle 'striker-rod'.
Mallory shows a similar GP rod (and firing-pin) on page 115 of "The Krag Rifle Story", second edition.
I don't grasp the exact purpose, but I kind of learned something new, today.
- Attachments
-
- odd rod.jpg (277.82 KiB) Viewed 1018 times
- Dick Hosmer
- Posts: 2292
- Joined: Sun Nov 20, 2005 4:11 pm
Re: eBay mystery?
I had recalled reading - long ago, and way before I owned one (whose bolt I've not taken apart) - that the .22 striker was "different" but never bothered to understand how, or why. Now, I suppose I'll have to dig it out and look!