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Firearms >> U.S. Military Krags >> Krag Original Finish or Arsenal Refinish??? http://www.kragcollectorsassociation.org/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl?num=1564290434 Message started by butlersrangers on Jul 28^th, 2019 at 5:07am

Title: Re: Krag Original Finish or Arsenal Refinish???
Post by butlersrangers on Jul 28^th, 2019 at 10:50pm

Thanks Mark! It will be interesting to see photos of your IRAN Krag.

King Carp - When first manufactured, the Krag receivers were casehardened and had a finish showing 'case colors'.

The barrels were completely manufactured separately and were 'browned' (blued) and finished, prior to being 'screwed on to a casehardened (finish) receiver.

When Krag 'barreled-actions' were refinished, they likely were left together with action and barrel undergoing the same 'browning' (bluing) process.