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Harv33 KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 12 Location: Wyoming Joined: Sep 6^th, 2015 Gender:	Rusted Butt PLates Sep 7^th, 2015 at 11:00pm	Print Post
	I'm new to the forum so Hello to you all !!!. I have two Krag butt plates that have been buffed up to remove the rust, about 70% pitting over all. What is the best method if any to try to restore them. Remove as much pitting within reason then re blue ?. These are for my 96 rifle and 99 carbine. Thanks for any help and suggestions. I'm contacting the member sellers to see what my chance are of buying a couple decent butt plates..


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psteinmayer KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 2391 Location: Ypsilanti, Michgan Joined: Aug 30^th, 2011 Gender:	Re: Rusted Butt PLates Reply #1 - Sep 8^th, 2015 at 10:49am	Print Post
	Hi there Harv33, and welcome to the forum! My 98 Rifle has a butt plate with considerable corrosion, which I attribute to it spending considerable time against the ground. On mine, I removed as much corrosion as I could and then I keep it pretty well oiled up, but since my 98 has a lot of history, I don't want to alter anything about it. Re-bluing the plates would detract from the originality of them, unless they are on sporters, in which case the value isn't as important. If they were mine, I would clean em up and leave em be... but that is just me. As for replacements, they are out there, and available from Numrich or Joe DeChristopher... or even at some gun shows (like the Michigan Antique Arms Collectors show).


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Harv33 KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 12 Location: Wyoming Joined: Sep 6^th, 2015 Gender:	Re: Rusted Butt PLates Reply #2 - Sep 8^th, 2015 at 12:01pm	Print Post
	Thank you for the reply. I'll stay with the way they are then, pitted, buffed up and shiny, and keep an eye out for some decent ones. The rest of the rifles are in nice shape. Sure is a shame but a lot of them were in the Philippines and other wet areas.


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psteinmayer KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 2391 Location: Ypsilanti, Michgan Joined: Aug 30^th, 2011 Gender:	Re: Rusted Butt PLates Reply #3 - Sep 9^th, 2015 at 10:59am	Print Post
	Yep. I know for a fact that my 98 was in France in 1917/1918 (the aforementioned history).


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Harv33 KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 12 Location: Wyoming Joined: Sep 6^th, 2015 Gender:	Re: Rusted Butt PLates Reply #4 - Sep 9^th, 2015 at 12:29pm	Print Post
	I'm Happy,, I called Dave Clark - listed in this forums "Classified" and got two nice ones. It is nice that you have some history on your rifle.. Thanks,, Harv..


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butlersrangers KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 6330 Location: Michigan Bi-Peninsular&Proud Joined: Oct 7^th, 2009	Re: Rusted Butt PLates Reply #5 - Sep 9^th, 2015 at 3:35pm	Print Post
	'Harv33' - Well done you (in solving your part problem) and welcome to the KCA Forum! How about some pictures of Your Krags? p.s. Keep those buffed and pitted butt-plates. I'm sure they will be useful down the road!


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carbon outlaw KCA Forum Member Offline carbon outlaw Posts: 209 Joined: Jul 4^th, 2014	Re: Rusted Butt PLates Reply #6 - Sep 9^th, 2015 at 8:35pm	Print Post
	hi from carbon outlaw.... ebay has some nice but plates....my answer to all rust and blueing Dilemmas I have actually used this with good results is to soak it in limeaway for 3 days although this could completely ruin your but plate I have seen people sand blast then parkerise then if I was dooing it I would order a one on ebay......by....


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Harv33 KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 12 Location: Wyoming Joined: Sep 6^th, 2015 Gender:	Re: Rusted Butt PLates Reply #7 - Sep 11^th, 2015 at 12:44am	Print Post
	My rifle and carbine are pretty much normal looking Krags but I will send pictures when I get the butt plates on them, also the old butt plates that l will keep on hand.. Thanks for the replies....


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Harv33 KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 12 Location: Wyoming Joined: Sep 6^th, 2015 Gender:	Re: Rusted Butt PLates Reply #8 - Sep 22^nd, 2015 at 3:37pm	Print Post
	I'm posting pictures but I don't know if I'll get all at once or one at a time, we'll see. Con's - The finger grooves don't look correct, upper hand guard is replacement, front sight filed down, 1900 stock date ?. Pro's - 22 inch barrel, Date 1898 with 9 stamp over on last 9, Correct rear sight. Is the ser# 308501 ok ?. Thanks for all the help !!. These are the new butt plates I bought from a seller on this forum. Nice ones..


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Harv33 KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 12 Location: Wyoming Joined: Sep 6^th, 2015 Gender:	Re: Rusted Butt PLates Reply #9 - Sep 22^nd, 2015 at 3:45pm	Print Post
	OK, now I have to find out how to make the pictures smaller to send the rest ????


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Harv33 KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 12 Location: Wyoming Joined: Sep 6^th, 2015 Gender:	Re: Rusted Butt PLates Reply #10 - Sep 22^nd, 2015 at 3:55pm	Print Post
	Last two...


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butlersrangers KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 6330 Location: Michigan Bi-Peninsular&Proud Joined: Oct 7^th, 2009	Re: Rusted Butt PLates Reply #11 - Sep 23^rd, 2015 at 1:23pm	Print Post
	'Harv33' - Nice job with the photos. I don't know if your rear-sight slide lock-screw can be straightened, without breaking it. It would probably be a good idea to shop for a replacement, before trying to repair it. You have a nice model 1899 carbine to enjoy as a shooter. Regretably, people use to like to thin down Krag forarms for 'Hunting'. Be patient and maybe some day you will run into an opportunity to improve your 'wood'. Your 1899 carbine was built in 1901, so the stock was switched at some point. A 1901 cartouche would be expected. An undated one would be a good replacement.


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butlersrangers KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 6330 Location: Michigan Bi-Peninsular&Proud Joined: Oct 7^th, 2009	Re: Rusted Butt PLates Reply #12 - Sep 23^rd, 2015 at 1:51pm	Print Post
	Harv33 - It would be intresting to see more of your model 1896 rifle!


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Harv33 KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 12 Location: Wyoming Joined: Sep 6^th, 2015 Gender:	Re: Rusted Butt PLates Reply #13 - Sep 23^rd, 2015 at 2:09pm	Print Post
	Thanks for the info on the carbine, I'll get some photos of the rifle today or tomorrow..


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Harv33 KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 12 Location: Wyoming Joined: Sep 6^th, 2015 Gender:	Re: Rusted Butt PLates Reply #14 - Sep 23^rd, 2015 at 10:07pm	Print Post
	1896 Krag Rifle. Cartouche about worn away. Overall good condition, nice bore.


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