A rifle that I just bought for $800.00...

[Fred]

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[jon_norstog]

For $800 you got a smoking deal! Sincerely. bruce.

I agree 110% on that. That is one in a thousand. I wonder if the unit stamp on the buttplate is from state service? H co. 3rd regiment I'd guess. Be fun to find out. By the look of it this rifle never saw Cuba or the Philippines.

jn

[Fred]

That's interesting. There was a 3rd New York State Infantry made up of notable men of Society that mobilized and never went to Cuba or the Phillipines. H Company was mentioned in the article I recently read on the subject.
The unit languished in malaria and sickness in the south while they attempted to keep moving to cleaner locations for the health of the men. Maybe a horse stepped on the original stock and a field replacement was put on it by the Compny Armorer.

[Fred]

Or...maybe some commissioned or noncommissioned officer noted the stock in the armorers room and asked that it be put onto his rifle. Who knows?

[Fred]

just messing around and dug out the two stripper clips that I'd bought from the man who initially came up with the idea and development of these things. He made these two.

[Fred]

[Fred]

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[jon_norstog]

That's interesting. There was a 3rd New York State Infantry made up of notable men of Society that mobilized and never went to Cuba or the Phillipines. H Company was mentioned in the article I recently read on the subject.
The unit languished in malaria and sickness in the south while they attempted to keep moving to cleaner locations for the health of the men. Maybe a horse stepped on the original stock and a field replacement was put on it by the Compny Armorer.

That could be a possibility. I don't know of any state units that got Krags during the conflict - some of the US volunteer regimens got them, for instance the first and third. But that rifle could have found its way to a state militia unit later on, say when the regulars were getting the 1898s or even later.

I like the idea of some soldier with pull glomming on to a nice piece of wood for his sweetie.

Jn

[kragluver]

This is one of the most beautiful, nearly perfect Krag rifles I've seen. I wonder what its back-story is?

[Fred]

Thanks kragluver. However the bore shows wear from shooting. The rifle has sure fired a lot of rounds. The stock was replaced. I think this rifle has been overseas and was used. The original stock must've been damaged in the field.
The rifle is certainly solid though.

[psteinmayer]

I just noticed the charger in the picture... looks like one of Para's originals!

Is it possible to have been in Europe in the Great War? My 1898 was in France in 1917-1918. It also has a replacement stock which shows a great deal of wear! Just curious...

[Fred]

Yea, the brass charger is the very one used by Para in his short film of loading a magazine with it. I also have his very best Copper one. However I won't be using them for reloading the rifle. I just bought them because they were neat.

I don't know of any evidence of Krags being used in combat in France during the Great War. Just for parades and such before the British Royal Family. Was this one of them? Beats me.

I don't think that the rifle was used heavily after the stock was changed. I DO think it's possible that the rifle could've been used in the Philippines with its original stock where the bore would've been worn by a lot of firing.