Krag Collectors Association Forum

Good pics - apparently yours is OK internally - some aren't.

My cautions came from the late Bob Hill - who had forgotten more about such guns than I'll ever know. He said that, even if you have the instructions (which I do - think they are available on line) you really do NOT want to ever take one apart. Fortunately, mine is complete and in about 95% condition, beyond some loss of blacking on the receiver.

Unless you're in an absolute panic for the money, I'd start higher than $3,000. They are rare, even if slow movers, and the true value, even with some rust and pitting, should be more. Remember that you can ALWAYS take less.

Dick,

I definitely dont think Id dive any deeper like taking the magazine out. I can see that being scary!

Ill take your advice on starting higher. I agree it should bring a pretty hefty price. I dont want to brag about what I paid but its so disproportionate to the value that I dont have to unload it super quickly. If it has to sit for 6 months, thatll be just fine.

Ill definitely update everyone once it passes to the next caretaker.

Book mailed today - I don't get by the PO as often as I should. Thanks!

Thank you!

Ryan - please email me.

richardahosmer@comcast.net

Thanks.

PLEASE IGNORE REQUEST - ISSUE RESOLVED

You're welcome to contact me anytime - but no longer needed now :) :) :)

I was hoping you found me a buyer! ;)

No, but I'd suggest you offer it on Al Frasca's site

www.trapdoorcollector.com

Hello all,

Just thought I'd give an exciting update on this item.

I sat on it for a good while and finally decided I wasn't going to be able to move it.
I reached out to Rock Island and they gave me an estimate I liked so I've sent it off.

It will be in their premiere auction in April...and I think that is REALLY cool. "MY" rifle will be selling alongside record breaking firearms..pretty neat!

I'll let you guys know what it ends up going for.

Hey all,

This auction finally happened this past weekend. It was delayed for a long time due to COVID.
Maybe not the greatest time to sell a rare firearm like this but that's the way the hand was dealt.

This sold for $2,000. Fees were 18 or 20% so I'll come away with about $1,600.

This is not as much as I had hoped but I still did very well on it. And still it was neat that a rifle I was selling ended up in a Rock Island Premier Auction. It's just a little validation that my side hustle is a serious endeavor.

Good stuff!

Congrats on the sale. RI gets some tremendous prices on their firearms, so, your commission to them isn't that bad.

Great side business. I agree. Keep it up!