30 40 krag carbine history book

My 1896 krag shoots factory remington 150s with surprising accuracy, and recoil is less than a. The springfield was a mauser clone, its rimless cartridge similar to mausers designs, but longer with more case capacity. The rear sight is a model 1896 type i carbine sight page 159 of the american krag rifle and carbine by joe poyer. Bottom line your questions would take way too long to answer via a forum response. That is how i came to own my model 1898 krag with the 216299 serial number.

A lot more information and pictures would make a determination a lot. After experimentation, the united states settled on a. Approximately 36,000 were produced before production was halted due to the adoption of the mauserpatterned model 1903 springfield rifles. The take off barrel will be returned unless directed otherwise. Discover delightful childrens books with amazon book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1, 2, or 3 months new amazon book box prime. This book is very deep in history and provides a partbypart analysis described in. Springfield armory krag model 1898 carbine, blue 22. It was produced through a plethora of full length rifle and shortened carbine forms for decades and became the standard service rifle of the norwegian army, the united states army and the danish army. Remingtonlee 1899 magazine rifle forgotten weapons. July 1 of previous year june 30 of fiscal year year number produced serial number range 1894 2,953 1 2953 1895,430 2954 16384 1896 16,262 16385 32647 1897 31,819 32648 64557 1898 41,588 64556 116146 1899 103,778 116147 219925.

These rifles saw service in the spanishamerican war. Single shell frankford fa 1 1905 30 40 krag blank january 1905. Krag book the krag rifle story by franklin mallory w krag book ludwig olsen and t. Krag collectors association dedicated to the continuing. During the ten years 18941904 of krag production less than 500,000 arms were completed and changes to reduce costs and facilitate ease of manufacture resulted in noninterchangeability of parts requiring many new model designations.

Few handling marks and would rate finish at about the 7580% range. We recommend the following book for more on this subject. Western cartridge company 7 boxes older 30 40 krag ammo silver tips. I have learned a lot about my 1915 norwegian krag rifle sn 6269 and bolt sn 6296 the book in grate shape and signed by author. The philippine constabulary were the native police established in 1902 by tafts philippine commission which oversaw civil affairs of the philippine islands. Civil and spanish american war related archive civil and spanish american war related archive civil and spanish american war era cdvs and spanish.

A sporterized 1898 krag jorgensen bolt action rifle in 30 40 krag. Oct 11, 2010 1892 american krag rifle 30 40 krag jorgensen boltaction bruce canfield historical gun history krag jorgensen krag jorgensen model 1898 norway krag rifle original krag rifle rifles more subscribe. April, 1900 see page 235 of the american krag rifle and carbine by joe poyer caliber. Collecting the american sniper rifle 1900 to 1945 new collector book. W2904 winchester model 95 carbine in 3040 krag merz. Magazine rifles and carbines models of 1892 through 1899. M1899 philippine constabulary krag jorgensen carbine rifle bolt action capacity.

American military history, volume 1 army university press. The american krag rifle and carbine collector book 303 pgs. Be especially wary of anything purported to be an 1898 carbine as only 5,000 model 1898 carbines were made. Cs601 rifle metal refinishparkerize all metal parts. Army rifle chambered for a smokeless cartridge, the u. This item 30 40 united states krag rifle and carbine. The rifle was intended for military service, but not adopted ultimately less than 1500 were build for the commercial market. Us model 1892 30 40 krag carbine and rifle manual 41 pages.

The model 1899 krag carbine, which was manufactured until 1902, was the final variant of the krag jorgensen rifle to be manufactured by the u. The kragjorgensen is a repeating bolt action rifle designed by the. Magazine rifle, model 1892, commonly called the krag, served as the u. History, krag bayonet the modifications variations, book history, u. The original 3040 krag ballistics were a 220 grain bullet at 2,000 fps 1,954 ftlbs. All versions and variants were manufactured under license by the springfield armory between 1892 and 1903 and famously served as the longarm during the spanishamerican. By 1892, the krag had officially been adopted by modern militaries and put into production. Jun, 2018 the krag jorgensen was a boltaction, repeatfire rifle of norwegian origin designed in the latter half of the 1800s. The original rear sight on both the 1896 and 1898 carbines was the model 1896 rear sight carbine which s identified by a c on both the base. This data is based upon modern bullets of the same design and weight. Springfield armory us krag jorgensen rifle serial number ranges springfield krag jorgensen rifles dated by fiscal year.

Antique springfield rifle 1892 krag serial number 45 description. Those loads are perfect for game like deer and elk at short to moderate range. Gun has original sights which include a ladder rear. You need to buy the krag rifle story frank mallory. The history of the rifle is also the history of mass production, of american politics. In my opinion, the m1 rifle is the greatest battle implement ever devised. A 300 yard zero is used and the sight height of 1 is assumed. Brophy, in his book the krag rifle, claims that the. Sell your 30 40 krag carbine for free today on gunsamerica. This is not a book that delves into the minutia of the design, but one that paints a broad stroke to give a very good overall picture of the krag jorgensen. Vintage 1901 krag 30 40 springfield rifle rear ladder sight with base and mounting screwsmeasures 3 516 in. It has had a reciever sight added at some long ago time but all thast is left is the base, it does have the original barrel mpounted sight.

They did a very good job, it has the carbine type front sight. Springfield armory model 1899 krag carbine springfield armory model 1899 krag carbine. The new loading increased the muzzle velocity in the rifle version of the krag to 2,200 fts 670 ms at 45,000 psi. Wood is in good condition with a couple of dents in the back of the butt close to the buttplate. The firing table below shows the approximate ballistics for the. Bolt action, fed by side mounted magazine markings. A brief history of krag jorgensen rifles and carbines by tom pearce. Includes the transfer of the front sight base from the old barrel to the new. My grandfathers gun was a krag rifle, and while these were krag carbines, i thought i would rather have the carbine. Gun book 30 40 krag rifle manual for sale online ebay. Springfield model 1896 krag bolt action rifle sn 46301 named for its inventors, norwegian royal artillery officer ole hermann johannes krag and civilian erik jorgensen, the krag jorgensen rifle was the first smallcaliber smokeless power repeating long arm to be adopted by the u. Receiver has some flaking but still has about 95% blue on one side and 90% on the other.

History first published this work in 1956 as a textbook for senior rotc. It started looking at it in 1878, a scant two years after the defeat of general george custer at little bighorn. The rifle that was selected was based on the norwegian design by two men named krag and jorgensen. I highly recommend you purchase joe poyers krag book. Since i bought the krag about 40 years ago, i have always assumed it was a true carbine because it looked like a carbine, and the state police. The desire to improve upon the then standard caliber. But in the us, it was usually shortened to just the krag. A 22inch barrel and carbine stock do not necessarily make it a carbine. Aug 31, 2016 the newer cartridges were smaller, mostly around. Overall it is in very good condition and should make an excellent shooting rifle.

There are many features to look at to determine a correct authentic carbine from a cut down rifle and there is more than 1 type of carbine. Springfield armory krag model 1898 carbine, blue 22 military. Price wise the rifles arent even in the same league. Services for krag rifle and carbine civilian marksmanship. M1899 philippine constabulary kragjorgensen carbine rifle. One of his less successful designs commercially speaking was the modernization and adaptation of the m1885 lee navy rifle in. The cartridge first known as ball cartridge, caliber.