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Kirk KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 30 Joined: Feb 6^th, 2012	Before, During & After restoration pics Feb 24^th, 2012 at 3:58am	Print Post
	This Krag served with a veteran's organization as a ceremonial rifle. The stock was painted white and the metal black. Most of the paint on the metal had worn off while nearly all the paint on the stock remained. Thanks to StrypEze, it looks a bit better.


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Kirk KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 30 Joined: Feb 6^th, 2012	Re: Before, During & After restoration pics Reply #1 - Feb 24^th, 2012 at 4:01am	Print Post
	During


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Kirk KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 30 Joined: Feb 6^th, 2012	Re: Before, During & After restoration pics Reply #2 - Feb 24^th, 2012 at 4:04am	Print Post
	After


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Kirk KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 30 Joined: Feb 6^th, 2012	Re: Before, During & After restoration pics Reply #3 - Feb 24^th, 2012 at 4:05am	Print Post
	After, again


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stevenjay1 KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 5 Location: San Francisco Bay Area Joined: Sep 11^th, 2009 Gender:	Re: Before, During & After restoration pics Reply #4 - Feb 24^th, 2012 at 4:13am	Print Post
	I dare ask, how is the bore? BTW, very nice job.


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Marcus99 KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 56 Location: New Hampshire Joined: Jan 29^th, 2012 Gender:	Re: Before, During & After restoration pics Reply #5 - Feb 24^th, 2012 at 6:24am	Print Post
	I find it incredible that the original stock looks so good. Is it possible the paint served to protect the integrity of the stock all those years.


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Kirk KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 30 Joined: Feb 6^th, 2012	Re: Before, During & After restoration pics Reply #6 - Feb 24^th, 2012 at 11:17am	Print Post
	stevenjay1 wrote on Feb 24^th, 2012 at 4:13am: I dare ask, how is the bore? BTW, very nice job. The bore shows wear but is in good condition. It has a couple of minor pits but the rifling is strong and should shoot OK. I'll find out how well tomorrow. There are still a number of flecks of paint embedded in deep pores & dents in the wood. I used a dental pick to gently lift off as much as I could.


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Old Soldier KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 37 Location: Alaska Joined: Dec 17^th, 2011 Gender:	Re: Before, During & After restoration pics Reply #7 - Feb 24^th, 2012 at 3:13pm	Print Post
	You did a good thing. It is a shame to see an Old warrior painted up and treated that way. Please let us know how she shoots.

	" Should it come to war... we shall place our trust in God and our Long Rifles" Continental Congress
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tanker KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 57 Joined: Sep 10^th, 2009	Re: Before, During & After restoration pics Reply #8 - Feb 24^th, 2012 at 8:56pm	Print Post
	Nice job and nice save too! Hard to see from the picture angle but I have to ask, is that an after market "low scope" safety on it?


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Kirk KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 30 Joined: Feb 6^th, 2012	Re: Before, During & After restoration pics Reply #9 - Feb 24^th, 2012 at 9:22pm	Print Post
	Yes, evidently the group that had the rifle lost or damaged the GI safety & replaced it with a Buehler. It functions fine, just doesn't look the same. I plan to replace it eventually.


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