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Springfield Armory Article - 1900 (Read 6807 times)

Knute1 KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 738 Location: Illinois Joined: Sep 10^th, 2016 Gender:	Springfield Armory Article - 1900 Apr 4^th, 2019 at 3:49am	Print Post
	Here is a good read (with lots of pictures) of the Springfield Armory in the March 22, 1900 issue of "American Machinist". It starts on page 41-265 and goes to 49-273 (weird page numbering system). There is supposed to be a follow-up article in a later issue, which I will try to find, also. Unless somebody beats me to it and that would be OK. (You need to *Login* to view media files and links) an&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjV3JXbwbXhAhUHcq0KHS4kC7QQ6AEITDAH#v=onepage&q=krag%20j orgensen%20civilian&f=false


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Knute1 KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 738 Location: Illinois Joined: Sep 10^th, 2016 Gender:	Re: Springfield Armory Article - 1900 Reply #1 - Apr 5^th, 2019 at 1:51am	Print Post
	The other articles can be found in the same link above. The second article starts on page 25-287. Actually, you can just go by the 3-didgit part of the page number. Of most interest to me (viewing pictures at this time and have not started reading it yet) is the stock making on page 290. The final article starts on page 311.


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butlersrangers KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 6330 Location: Michigan Bi-Peninsular&Proud Joined: Oct 7^th, 2009	Re: Springfield Armory Article - 1900 Reply #2 - Apr 5^th, 2019 at 3:01am	Print Post
	'Knute' - Thanks for finding this article. The Springfield Armory photos are great. Actually, there are three installments on Springfield Armory in this collection of 'American Machinist' Articles. (I can't claim to understand the page numbering system; it seems to change or 'flip'). The first article - U.S. Armory at Springfield I, as you noted, was published March 22, 1900, pages 41-265 to 49-273. The second article - U.S. Armory at Springfield II, was published March 29, 1900, starting 288-26 to 29-291 or 291-29 (?). The third article - U.S. Armory at Springfield III, was published April 5, 1900, starting page 312-26 or 26-312 (?). FWIW - I found it best to ignore page numbers and just scroll to date of article.


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butlersrangers KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 6330 Location: Michigan Bi-Peninsular&Proud Joined: Oct 7^th, 2009	Re: Springfield Armory Article - 1900 Reply #3 - Apr 5^th, 2019 at 3:50am	Print Post
	My favorite picture (edited to remove irrelevant text):
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Knute1 KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 738 Location: Illinois Joined: Sep 10^th, 2016 Gender:	Re: Springfield Armory Article - 1900 Reply #4 - Apr 5^th, 2019 at 4:21am	Print Post
	I was excited to come across these articles, somehow I knew BR would be into it, also. There appears to be 4 rows of 24 Krag Jorgensen rifles in those racks for a total of 96. That would be about half a days work. The pictures are some of the clearest I've seen of this era.


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psteinmayer KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 2391 Location: Ypsilanti, Michgan Joined: Aug 30^th, 2011 Gender:	Re: Springfield Armory Article - 1900 Reply #5 - Apr 5^th, 2019 at 11:12am	Print Post
	96 Brand New Krags... and what I wouldn't give to have just a couple... or even ONE!!!


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Baltimoreed KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 320 Location: Aurora, NC Joined: Feb 5^th, 2016 Gender:	Re: Springfield Armory Article - 1900 Reply #6 - Apr 5^th, 2019 at 11:41am	Print Post
	Paul, that was the first thing that I did was count them too. Who knew that Krags came by the dozen. We’ve been buying them all wrong. Maybe $250,000.00 per rack for mint rifles complete with bayonets. Nice.


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butlersrangers KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 6330 Location: Michigan Bi-Peninsular&Proud Joined: Oct 7^th, 2009	Re: Springfield Armory Article - 1900 Reply #7 - Apr 6^th, 2019 at 1:19am	Print Post
	Where are the scabbards?


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Local Boy KCA Forum Member KCA Official Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 462 Location: Mat-Su Valley, Alaska Joined: Sep 24^th, 2015 Gender:	Re: Springfield Armory Article - 1900 Reply #8 - Apr 6^th, 2019 at 5:59pm	Print Post
	Keep looking Chuck...I'm sure you'll find them some where!
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butlersrangers KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 6330 Location: Michigan Bi-Peninsular&Proud Joined: Oct 7^th, 2009	Re: Springfield Armory Article - 1900 Reply #9 - Apr 6^th, 2019 at 6:31pm	Print Post
	LOL - Local Boy! Now that I'm in the Assembly Room, I'm going to stamp some of these Krags with my "C" Stamp.
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Knute1 KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 738 Location: Illinois Joined: Sep 10^th, 2016 Gender:	Re: Springfield Armory Article - 1900 Reply #10 - Apr 6^th, 2019 at 7:33pm	Print Post
	I'm not too fussy. I'll take one without a scabbard.


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King carp KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 296 Joined: Apr 1^st, 2019 Gender:	Re: Springfield Armory Article - 1900 Reply #11 - Apr 6^th, 2019 at 8:19pm	Print Post
	Hello, i am new to the club and have a question.Were any of the krag bayonets serial numbered to the rifles? Thanks KC


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Local Boy KCA Forum Member KCA Official Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 462 Location: Mat-Su Valley, Alaska Joined: Sep 24^th, 2015 Gender:	Re: Springfield Armory Article - 1900 Reply #12 - Apr 6^th, 2019 at 8:36pm	Print Post
	As far as I know...No Krag bayonets were stamped with serial numbers. Just the letters US and the date of manufacture. Some may have special unit markings and a very few were marked with a 26, on the back of the guard, indicating their use for the experimental 26 inch barrel rifle because of the slightly larger muzzle diameter. BTW: The Krag bayonet was patterned after the Swiss Model 1889/99 bayonet which does have a serial number. See link below: (You need to *Login* to view media files and links)


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Knute1 KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 738 Location: Illinois Joined: Sep 10^th, 2016 Gender:	Re: Springfield Armory Article - 1900 Reply #13 - Apr 6^th, 2019 at 9:16pm	Print Post
	I picked up a bayonet last weekend. The only stampings include "US" and the year "1900", the same year when this article was written. BR, I can't tell if you have some discoloration in your beard or if you are drooling. You do look like you belong there, except your Stormy Kromer hat didn't come out until 1903, missed it by just a few years. Otherwise you could fool a lot of people.
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King carp KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 296 Joined: Apr 1^st, 2019 Gender:	Re: Springfield Armory Article - 1900 Reply #14 - Apr 6^th, 2019 at 9:54pm	Print Post
	Thanks. That does make it easier to complete a correct look for my rifle.


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