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Message started by kolhoznik on Nov 5th, 2018 at 8:50pm

Title: Re: What to look for in an 1892 Krag.
Post by butlersrangers on Nov 5th, 2018 at 10:15pm
Study 'boomers' photos.

1892 bolt, bolt/collar and safety, extractor, hand-guard, butt-plate, stock and front barrel-band, are distinctly different from model 1896 and 1898 rifles.

A lot of the early rifles were updated in late 1890's and early 1900's to make them more like the model 1896 rifle. These will often have later bolt bodies (1896 or 1898) and a 'hold-open' pin on the extractor. The receivers were annealed and machined for the 'hold-open' notch.

The stocks were altered to take a later style butt-plate with 'trap' and three-section cleaning rod & oil bottle storage. The old style one-piece cleaning rod was dispensed with and the stock's cleaning-rod channel was filled.

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