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coalgeo KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 2 Location: Jacobsburg, OH Joined: Nov 26^th, 2011 Gender:	1892 Krag Mar 18^th, 2017 at 10:38pm	Print Post
	A friend picked up an 1892 Krag, serial 17799. He posted it on Milsurps and members there thought it was substantially original, less the 1898 bolt and 1896 sight. The sight’s easy, but my book on Krags by Brophy indicates that there are several variants of bolts used with the 1892, with differences in the safety, bolt sleeve, bolt body guide rib and firing pin. Would any of the members here be able to clarify what’s needed? Thanks for any help. He posted photographs (too large for this site) on the Milsurps forum.


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madsenshooter KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 1079 Joined: Sep 10^th, 2009	Re: 1892 Krag Reply #1 - Mar 19^th, 2017 at 2:52am	Print Post
	I posted this on milsurps: "I have a few parts lying around that'd go well with it. An early cutoff and an early boltsleeve. The boltsleeve has the long barrel, stud on the side of the barrel that fits the widerib model 92 bolt, pinned safety, grasping grooves. Might have a short firing pin spring too. That's required with the early bolt sleeve because of the longer barrel. I only have one wide rib bolt, and it's staying the way it is. You'd still need an original extractor and extractor screw." I live about 100mi from you, on SR78. I sometimes shoot my Krags at Zanesville Rifle Club, north of McConnelsville. Now that I took a look at Poyer, seems neither of my parts would be right for that serial # rifle. They'd already gone to the coil spring cutoff and done away with the stud on the barrel of the bolt sleeve, and the grasping grooves.


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butlersrangers KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 6330 Location: Michigan Bi-Peninsular&Proud Joined: Oct 7^th, 2009	Re: 1892 Krag Reply #2 - Mar 19^th, 2017 at 3:46am	Print Post
	I suggested on Milsurps that 'GeorgeG' post on the KCA Forum. 'coalgeo' - Welcome to both of you! I have taken the liberty of downsizing George's pictures and posting them here. His model 1892 Krag, #17799, looked pretty righteous to me, except for the model 1898 bolt. I think the model 1896 rear-sight and later magazine cut-off lever were updates done in the service. I advised him to contact 'movieman630' and inquire about a late type of model 1892 bolt. Nice rifle!
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butlersrangers KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 6330 Location: Michigan Bi-Peninsular&Proud Joined: Oct 7^th, 2009	Re: 1892 Krag Reply #3 - Mar 19^th, 2017 at 3:48am	Print Post
	More pictures:


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coalgeo KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 2 Location: Jacobsburg, OH Joined: Nov 26^th, 2011 Gender:	Re: 1892 Krag Reply #4 - Mar 19^th, 2017 at 6:04pm	Print Post
	butlersrangers - thank you for that - my software could not get some of them down to an acceptable size. Gentlemen – the bolt is pretty confusing. George has Poyers book which states that it should have the parts mentioned by Madsenshooter. My book by Col. Brophy indicates that the changes to the guide rib and sleeve configuration were made between June 15 and June 29, 1895. His assumption (which may be wrong) is that the very specific dates were when the changes were ordered, and not necessarily implemented. If Krags are like later U.S. arms, could there have been be a several month delay between ordered and implemented? This would make the earlier parts right for a rifle thought to be made in August 1895. Thanks Thank you guys for responding to this.


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madsenshooter KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 1079 Joined: Sep 10^th, 2009	Re: 1892 Krag Reply #5 - Mar 19^th, 2017 at 10:42pm	Print Post
	My 92/96 #22018 also an 1895 made rifle has the full guide rib bolt, but 96 bolt sleeve. Like your friends, it has no hold open notch.


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butlersrangers KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 6330 Location: Michigan Bi-Peninsular&Proud Joined: Oct 7^th, 2009	Re: 1892 Krag Reply #6 - Mar 20^th, 2017 at 6:34pm	Print Post
	Some very learned and interesting observations, regarding this model 1892 Krag, were posted on the Military Surplus Collectors Forum by '5MadFarmers'.


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cquickel KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Lover Posts: 77 Location: Arkansas Joined: Jan 11^th, 2017 Gender:	Re: 1892 Krag Bolt Body Reply #7 - Mar 21^st, 2017 at 11:47am	Print Post
	Hi, I might have an extra M1892 US Krag bolt body. I am out of town but should be back next week. Are you going to the Wataburger Tulsa gunshow next week?

	Curt Quickel
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