Oiler?

[butlersrangers]

Things evolve .... 1892 to 1918 was a different age!

[scottz63]

Things evolve .... 1892 to 1918 was a different age!

Absolutely!

[scottz63]

Question, how long are the cleaning rods each or as a whole set of 3?

Thanks, Scott

[butlersrangers]

One U.S. Krag cleaning-rod section will measure approximately 8 & 5/16 inches.
The three sections, when screwed together, measure almost 24 & 1/2 inches.

Krag cavalry carbines were issued with only two rod sections.
The two sections, when assembled, would measure about 16 & 1/4 inches.

In anticipation of a likely question:
The rod sections carried in the butt-trap of a U.S. Rifle or Carbine, when assembled,
were shorter than the 30" and 22" barrels of the rifle and carbine.

These steel rod-sections, carried in the Krag butt-trap, were a field expedient.
Soldiers could pair up and add a rod section to have & 'share' a cleaning rod of adequate length.

When in barracks, the U.S. Army had one-piece full-length brass cleaning rods, that were more benign for barrel cleaning.

[scottz63]

Perfect, almost. Lol! My barrel is 24 1/2 inches. I bet it will just barely work.

Thanks for the info!

[butlersrangers]

"OK" in a pinch, but, use a one-piece quality rod for cleaning.

[scottz63]

"OK" in a pinch, but, use a one-piece quality rod for cleaning.

Oh, for sure. I only use one-piece non-metallic cleaning rods to clean my weapons. In a pinch at the range though, good to have something handy that goes all the way through the bore.

[Knute1]

An oiler discussion from 5 years ago as a reference:

http://www.kragcollectorsassociation.co ... ler#p26572

[scottz63]

Thanks! I didn't even think about it being placed in a loop of a cartridge belt because of its size. Cool!

It is so small compared to my other buttstock oilers.

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[butlersrangers]

'Knute' - Thanks for posting the link to the posts from five years ago on 'Krag accessories'.

I forgot how much work went into collecting and posting that information. It looks pretty good and contains much!

I always regret that some threads, that I think are very polished, documented and loaded with good information, are not preserved as 'stickies' or permanently added to the 'KCA main pages'.

It is easy to forget details contained in some very useful threads, posted in the past.
It is a difficult task at times to recall and locate these threads using the KCA 'search feature'.
(Also, some very valuable material was lost a number of years ago, during a system upgrade).

New members with specific Krag questions are well advised to explore the subject, using the KCA 'search' feature.
Some interesting stuff has been posted in past years.