So, I'm next on the list to add to the data for Krag bolt measurements using Fred's wonderful Krag bolt gauge. Fred put a lot of time in making this accurate gauge set up for us to learn more about the detailed hieroglyphics on many Krag bolt handles and whether or not there seems to be correlation to the measured front lug of the bolt body.

I have a lot of Krag bolts to measure, so, I'll probably take a while but research is never quick or easy. So far, from Fred's and Chuck's (Butler's) measurements, there does not seem to be any obvious correlation.

After I'm done, hopefully more KCA members will undertake this exercise. This measuring and detailed examination of every one of my Krag bolts is really teaching me a lot about the Krags and I am thankful that I have been given this opportunity to do this. I have definitely been learning things about my Krags that I didn't know before. That's why we do these things, I guess.

I recheck zero every 5 bolts. I have been wrapping a rubber band around each bolt or Krag after measuring the bolt so I don't lose track of which ones I have done. I also am cleaning the bolts well enough so as not to affect precise measurements.

Thanks Fred and Chuck for the gauge, procedure and layouts that you have made in starting this project. I'll eventually finish this up and report back.

It doesn't matter how many bolts you might have to measure. You'll learn a lot by doing this and add to the database.

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