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butlersrangers KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 6330 Location: Michigan Bi-Peninsular&Proud Joined: Oct 7^th, 2009	Re: I need some help with an 1894 Krag Reply #15 - Feb 7^th, 2015 at 2:47pm	Print Post
	Some pictures showing Krag barrel-bands and components.


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Bill KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 25 Location: Connellsville, PA Joined: Oct 27^th, 2014 Gender:	Re: I need some help with an 1894 Krag Reply #16 - Feb 7^th, 2015 at 8:59pm	Print Post
	I bought the band to get the swivel. Figured I could just resell the band. Also, the magazine cover has some type of repro screw. Its not original. Not sure why the screw on my band won'tfit through the swivel. Its just a little too tight.


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butlersrangers KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 6330 Location: Michigan Bi-Peninsular&Proud Joined: Oct 7^th, 2009	Re: I need some help with an 1894 Krag Reply #17 - Feb 8^th, 2015 at 1:17am	Print Post
	Bill:� Some Krag swivel screws were 'mushroomed' on the tip, after assembly, so that if they loosened up they would not fully unthread and be lost. - IMHO (If it were mine, I would dress the threads at the tip of the screw with emery cloth or a small file.� Another option is to slightly enlarge the hole on the swivel.� These would be invisible adjustments). Side-plate screws show up on ebay, often with a side plate, for around $15. I believe S&S Firearms sells a reproduction screw for $5.


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Bill KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 25 Location: Connellsville, PA Joined: Oct 27^th, 2014 Gender:	Re: I need some help with an 1894 Krag Reply #18 - Feb 9^th, 2015 at 5:27am	Print Post
	Not sure if the photo shows the difference very well, but I got most of the finish off of the hand guard, and the wood seems to still have the dark brown color to it (although it looks well sanded). I did remember to remove the rear sight so that I could slide the hand guard down the barrel. I'll have to clean some more of the flakes off, and can start on the stock.� Not looking forward to the long nights of scraping off old finish.� Glad that I disassembled. The hand guard retainers are rusting and started to rust the barrel.


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butlersrangers KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 6330 Location: Michigan Bi-Peninsular&Proud Joined: Oct 7^th, 2009	Re: I need some help with an 1894 Krag Reply #19 - Feb 9^th, 2015 at 7:42am	Print Post
	Bill: Is that a bit of No.5 Mk1 Lee-Enfield 'Jungle Carbine' on the edge of your picture?


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Bill KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 25 Location: Connellsville, PA Joined: Oct 27^th, 2014 Gender:	Re: I need some help with an 1894 Krag Reply #20 - Feb 9^th, 2015 at 8:07am	Print Post
	Yes it is. I bought it as a project rifle last summer and finally got to take it out shooting today.


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Bill KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 25 Location: Connellsville, PA Joined: Oct 27^th, 2014 Gender:	Re: I need some help with an 1894 Krag Reply #21 - Feb 10^th, 2015 at 3:32am	Print Post
	Got the bolt today. I'm guessing it is the 1896 style due to the flat part being shorter than the 1898 style. It looks to be in very good condition. I thought the seller tried to re-blue it, but I do see some light surface rust, so it might have a lot of the original bluing on it. I threw in a better photo of my No5 too. I bought it for $250 in June or July. It was missing a top hand guard, magazine, and sling swivel. Also had a lot of rust around the magazine area, but nothing that would make it dangerous to shoot. It took a while to clean it up, and to get the top hand guard (which doesn't fit correctly). Nice little rifle, but I'm not sure about the accuracy. I have four more Enfields (2 No4's, a 1917 BSA No1MKIII* and a No1MKIII* Ishapore). Have a Long Branch on the way which I'm probably going to have to sell. I'm mainly into the old Russian and Finn rifles. Love the Springfields too--they're just a little more pricey. So, I'm lucky that I picked up the two I have at such good prices.


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butlersrangers KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 6330 Location: Michigan Bi-Peninsular&Proud Joined: Oct 7^th, 2009	Re: I need some help with an 1894 Krag Reply #22 - Feb 10^th, 2015 at 4:45am	Print Post
	Bill:� That looks like a nice model 1896 bolt.� Were you able to remove the ejector pin and install the ejector? (p.s. You better keep your Krags and Lee-Enfields apart, or, you could end up with some unwanted Model 1899 Remington-Lee rifles)!


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Bill KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 25 Location: Connellsville, PA Joined: Oct 27^th, 2014 Gender:	Re: I need some help with an 1894 Krag Reply #23 - Feb 10^th, 2015 at 4:55am	Print Post
	Yes, I got the ejector in. Now, just waiting on the side plate w/screw. I'll try to sell the repro screw and the side plate on Ebay. Same with the hand guard band--after I figure out how I want to proceed with the swivel. Including the price of the rifle, I'll probably have a little over $370 in this if I'm able to sell the spare parts at cost. I don't think that I'll need to dye the stock. Seems like the coating on it is making it look lighter.


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Bill KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 25 Location: Connellsville, PA Joined: Oct 27^th, 2014 Gender:	Re: I need some help with an 1894 Krag Reply #24 - Feb 10^th, 2015 at 5:05am	Print Post
	There are a few older Enfields that I'd love to own. I'd like to get some from the mid 1800's through early 1900's...maybe I'll get lucky on a few of those...not likely, but you never know. I have a fantasy that I'll run into an unknowing person who wants to dump some old guns they found lying around.


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butlersrangers KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 6330 Location: Michigan Bi-Peninsular&Proud Joined: Oct 7^th, 2009	Re: I need some help with an 1894 Krag Reply #25 - Feb 10^th, 2015 at 6:07am	Print Post
	Here's some Martini-Henry rifles 'lying around' that got 'dumped'!


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Bill KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 25 Location: Connellsville, PA Joined: Oct 27^th, 2014 Gender:	Re: I need some help with an 1894 Krag Reply #26 - Feb 10^th, 2015 at 11:31am	Print Post
	Yeah, I could use a few of those


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Bill KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 25 Location: Connellsville, PA Joined: Oct 27^th, 2014 Gender:	Re: I need some help with an 1894 Krag Reply #27 - Jul 21^st, 2015 at 7:07am	Print Post
	Finally removing the shiny coating from this stock. I may try to darken it a little, I'm not sure. I'll try to get some pics up when I'm done...this might take a while as I have to try to remove the varnish that is in the grain. Edited: I got most of the varnish and am trying to get the stock to look somewhat "normal" again. Took some photos outside and was able to see some areas that need to be blended a little better. The natural light exposed the flaws that I missed while working inside.
	« Last Edit: Jul 29^th, 2015 at 12:04am by Bill »

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Bill KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 25 Location: Connellsville, PA Joined: Oct 27^th, 2014 Gender:	Re: I need some help with an 1894 Krag Reply #28 - Aug 3^rd, 2015 at 12:57am	Print Post
	More photos. The rifle is almost finished.


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