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Title: Stevens-Pope barrels in 30-40 Krag Post by reincarnated on Mar 10th, 2013 at 2:37am
The new Amoskeag auction catalog is on line. Lots 310 & 311 are Winchester Model 1895 Flatside muskets, both fitted with Stevens-Pope barrels in .30-40 Krag and otherwise fitted out for competition at Sea Girt, NJ, the pre-Camp Perry national matches. They both look to have period-correct Krag barrel sights.
You folks probably know that Stevens-Pope barrels are numbered and these two 95s have barrels with consecutive serial numbers. The numbers are close to that on the .22 rimfire barrel fitted to a Krag and shown in Ray Smith's book about Pope barrels. All us Stevens-Pope admirers can now grind our teeth. The description says that both rifles have "dark bores", no doubt neglected by the same guy. I have seen more than a few Stevens-Pope barrels on several different makes of single shots, including both High Wall and Low Walls. I know of 3 on Krags. But this is the first time I have ever heard of any on any sort of lever action repeater. Can anyone supply any more information about these Flatside Muskets? There are 4 or 5 U.S. Krag rifles in the catalog. Check them out. |
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