butlersrangers wrote on Aug 3^rd, 2019 at 12:08pm:


The same observation can be said of Mr. Mallory's (PBOH) work.  All he gives is the sn, model, date, and usage.  How much more interesting would it be if his book was published in the time of the internet in an expanded database?  I would love to see his source books just to read a sampling of those times.  It is like Mr. Farmer (PBOH) alludes to in his book on the workings and mindsets of the those old guys.

I think Knute has received credit by virtue of his post.

There is a certain mindset when anyone checks in Mallory's (PBOH) book like "Oh, I checked in Mallory and...".  Well why not have the same thing with KCA?  Such as:

"I checked in the KCA and their database says my rifle was listed in such and such publication 1933 and they had a link to it!"

KCA would be the premier place for Krags.  (it is now but let's take it world wide.)

Peace Be On Him. 

I would certainly like KCA to be regarded as The source for research and historic information about Krags on the internet.

I have wanted for quite a while for KCA to adopt and have printed or have a link to a listing that most agree on to be the best reference for manufacture date of any specific Krag serial number. I still don't know whom to trust for determining that fact, understanding, as we have stated many times, that many Krags were produced in a non-linear way at Springfield Armory.

How many different lists are there for serial number dates? I know I'm simple but I would still like KCA to agree which listing would be best for us to depend on!

In my opinion, it would be best to focus KCA efforts on U.S. Krag arms.

William Brophy, in "The Krag Rifle", had Scandinavian authors write the chapters on Danish and Norwegian Krags. Serial numbers and production years are well organized.

'Gun Boards' has an active forum on The Krag Rifles of Norway, Denmark, and the U.S. The European contributors are knowledgeable and very helpful.

FWIW - I thought "PBOH" meant Pabst Beer Or Hamm's?

Mallory used some type of spreadsheet for his list in his book.  I used one also.

Jeremy T Garner, KCA forum member posted that he own's serial no: 309

You're the one with the rare piece.  Most of the the 1894s have been upgraded with the ones that are tapered.  Even my near perfect 3140 does not have the squared lug.  Fig. 13, Item D

I wish I had my Farmer book.

See page 14 for the common version.

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And I would like to the first in line to say I'll buy it when you decide to sell the rifle. 

1691      1894R      2002 05 05      
2663      1894R      2002 05 11      
7623      1894R      2002 06 18      
8XX3      1894R      2002 05 11      screw holes in serial number
37208      1896R      2002 06 06      No Model/Model ?
37432      1896R      1898 00 00      Co. B, 1st USV Eng.   No Model/Model ?
37433      1896R      2002 06 06      No Model/Model ?
37445      1896R      1898 00 00      Co. B, 1st USV Eng.   No Model/Model ?
76949      M1898R      1899 00 00      Troop A, 1st Nev. Volunteer Cav.
76970      M1898C      2002 04 14      Carbine?
76988      M1898R      1899 00 00      Troop A, 1st Nev. Volunteer Cav.
170989      M1898R      1899 07 15      26th USV Inf
170990      M1898R      2002 05 07      
174707      M1899C      2002 05 07      
183923      M1898R      2002 05 16      
186180      M1898R      1898 00 00      Co. K, 10th Ohio Vol. Inf.
186285      M1898R      2002 05 07      
200129      M1898R      2002 05 23      
227420      M1899C      2002 04 23      
230747      M1899C      2002 04 14      
291279      M1898R      2002 05 07      
376534      M1898R      2002 05 22      
470599      M1898R      2002 05 07