Dick Hosmer
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Collector of Springfield Arms, 1865-1915
Posts: 1862 Location: Northern California Joined: Nov 20 th, 2005 Gender:
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Re: .22 Krag
Reply #11 - Jun 19th, 2015 at 2:43pm
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Thanks for the number, and the extra pics. Perhaps Ned could add it to the list?
From your original photo #4 it is a little hard to tell what is there and what isn't, aside from the fact that both rods and springs are gone, but looking closer, I guess the plate IS still there. Does the bolt (extractor, actually) withdraw a small ring of metal - which then has to be reseated by hand? If so, then it should remove a case, though the operation would become tedious after awhile.
When new, clean, polished, in perfect order, the extractor was supposed to withdraw the metal plate/ring against spring (located in the two holes above the bore) pressure, then, upon being tripped by the pin, release the plate which was supposed to SNAP smartly forward, leaving the loose case behind, due to inertia. The case would frequently fall where it was not wanted - the whole process was kind of Mickey Mouse, but still an interesting (and quite rare) variant. Nice find!
When I find the time to work on mine, I will post some disassembled pictures, but it won't be anytime soon - likely 2017.
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