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Lead Snowstorm KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 26 Joined: Jun 29^th, 2019	Re: I told myself not to get into the carbine weeds... Reply #15 - Jan 23^rd, 2020 at 4:27am	Print Post
	butlersrangers wrote on Jan 22^nd, 2020 at 7:42am: 'Lead Snowstorm' - The rear-sight comes off by removing the two mounting screws. (Model 1901 rifle sight shown in photo). Then remove the barrel-band by sliding it forward, while compressing the band-spring. (Remember the "U" on the band goes on the right-hand side of the Krag). Remove the stock by removing the two trigger-guard screws. Now, the hand-guard can be slid down the barrel toward the muzzle. As it moves down the barrel taper, the pressure is relieved on the hand-guard's spring-clips. Coins (a Quarter and a Nickel or Penny) can be twisted into the loose hand-guard's 'spring clips' to counteract the spring pressure. This will help hold the cracked wood in position for gluing. Ah, excellent. I thought the little lever in front was somehow involved in removing the sight. Need to do some familiarization with the sight. I also seem to have misplaced my calipers. I’ll hunt them up by the weekend hopefully and measure the front sight blade.


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butlersrangers KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 6330 Location: Michigan Bi-Peninsular&Proud Joined: Oct 7^th, 2009	Re: I told myself not to get into the carbine weeds... Reply #16 - Jan 23^rd, 2020 at 5:59am	Print Post
	The 'lever' locks the upper sight-base to the lower sight-base. When the lever is swung to the left, the upper base is free to pivot on the front mounting-screw. This allows sight adjustment for windage correction. When the lever is swung back to the right, it locks the bases together in the 'adjusted position'. The increments at the rear of the sight-base are for sight adjustment.


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butlersrangers KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 6330 Location: Michigan Bi-Peninsular&Proud Joined: Oct 7^th, 2009	Re: I told myself not to get into the carbine weeds... Reply #17 - Jan 23^rd, 2020 at 6:32pm	Print Post
	This is off topic in regard to OP's post on his model 1899 carbine, but, FWIW: The, so called, "school rifles" and "Philippine Constabulary rifles" were made from model 1899 (and updated model 1898) carbines, fitted to modified rifle stocks and front barrel-bands. IIRC - Some Philippine Constabulary rifles, altered at the Manila Ordnance Depot, could have been made from model 1896 carbines. The carbine sights were on these arms before alteration and would be correctly sighted for the, still 22 inch, barrels.


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Baltimoreed KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 320 Location: Aurora, NC Joined: Feb 5^th, 2016 Gender:	Re: I told myself not to get into the carbine weeds... Reply #18 - Jan 24^th, 2020 at 3:02pm	Print Post
	I was under the impression that there were no real Philippine Constabulary rifles in existence as they were thrown overboard into Manila Bay but there are school rifles but even the real school rifles are not particularly well documented. Guess things were so much more casual then, outdated surplus rifles were one step above scrap metal so it wasn’t worth the trouble to record and keep actual serial #s of individual rifles and where they went.


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butlersrangers KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 6330 Location: Michigan Bi-Peninsular&Proud Joined: Oct 7^th, 2009	Re: I told myself not to get into the carbine weeds... Reply #19 - Jan 24^th, 2020 at 4:30pm	Print Post
	The sale of School Rifles (by year, institution, and number of rifles purchased) is partially known. IMHO - Because specific sales by serial number are not known, NOW, does not mean documents did not once exist (or haven't been located & reported).


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Lead Snowstorm KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 26 Joined: Jun 29^th, 2019	Re: I told myself not to get into the carbine weeds... Reply #20 - Jan 25^th, 2020 at 1:28am	Print Post
	butlersrangers wrote on Jan 22^nd, 2020 at 3:17pm: BTW - The Krag model 1899 carbine front-sight blade, (when removed from its base), is .355 inches tall. The rifle blade for the 1901 rear-sight is .413 inches tall. Found the calipers. They aren't the best, and I'm not (yet) feeling up to taking out the sight, but... (You need to *Login* to view media files and links)


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butlersrangers KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 6330 Location: Michigan Bi-Peninsular&Proud Joined: Oct 7^th, 2009	Re: I told myself not to get into the carbine weeds... Reply #21 - Jan 25^th, 2020 at 4:59am	Print Post
	If you look at Reply #10, it shows how the model 1899 carbine blade is marked.


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