Krag Collectors Association Forum Archive

Krag Collectors Association Forum Archive
General >> Older threads >> My recent 1898 Krag rifle project http://www.kragcollectorsassociation.org/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl?num=1362535300 Message started by Sgt. Rob on Mar 6^th, 2013 at 2:01am

Title: Re: My recent 1898 Krag rifle project
Post by butlersrangers on Mar 7^th, 2013 at 2:10am

Sgt. Rob:� There is a good likelyhood that your cut-down Krag stock is Italian Walnut.� These are usually 1899 or 1900 Cartouche marked.� The wood is lighter in color and has a different grain than American Black Walnut.� You will want to take this into account in your restoration.