(UTC)
(Moderators: KCA Forum Admin, Tom Butts, Ned Butts)
‹ Previous Topic | Next Topic ›
Page Index Toggle Pages: 1 Send TopicPrint
Bloodiest Chapter In Philippines (Read 2114 times)
Knute1
KCA Forum Member
*
Offline


Krag Enthusiast!

Posts: 738
Location: Illinois
Joined: Sep 10th, 2016
Gender: Male
Bloodiest Chapter In Philippines
May 9th, 2020 at 12:57pm
Print Post  
A little bit of history, published almost a 100 years later in 1998, of Krag use in the Philippines and the soldiers behind them. Pages 16 thru 23 and is a first person account as it comes out of a soldier's diary.

(You need to Login to view media files and links)
  
Back to top
 
IP Logged
 
butlersrangers
KCA Forum Member
*
Offline


Krag Enthusiast!

Posts: 6330
Location: Michigan Bi-Peninsular&Proud
Joined: Oct 7th, 2009
Re: Bloodiest Chapter In Philippines
Reply #1 - May 9th, 2020 at 10:45pm
Print Post  
A very interesting Read!

First hand accounts of desperate, close-quarter fighting with  Krag rifles: Vivid details of magazine cut-off use and jamming rifle under panic conditions, cracking stock on attacker's head, but, continuing fight with stock damage!

Attached photo of Balangiga Memorial (Samar, P.I.).

A very complicated story, with very diverse perspectives, which goes to show that 'War is Hell'.

The aftermath was the brutal "March Across Samar". (It had to mess up minds for Life. I'm glad I wasn't there)!
  
Back to top
 
IP Logged
 
butlersrangers
KCA Forum Member
*
Offline


Krag Enthusiast!

Posts: 6330
Location: Michigan Bi-Peninsular&Proud
Joined: Oct 7th, 2009
Re: Bloodiest Chapter In Philippines
Reply #2 - May 9th, 2020 at 10:53pm
Print Post  
In 'pacifying' Samar, it was not just 'Civilize them with a Krag'.

Winchester-Lee rifles were in use by Marines and Naval landing-parties, judging by their web-gear.
  
Back to top
 
IP Logged
 
Knute1
KCA Forum Member
*
Offline


Krag Enthusiast!

Posts: 738
Location: Illinois
Joined: Sep 10th, 2016
Gender: Male
Re: Bloodiest Chapter In Philippines
Reply #3 - May 9th, 2020 at 11:46pm
Print Post  
Here's a little more on the subject of Samar.

(You need to Login to view media files and links)
  
Back to top
 
IP Logged
 
148Infantry
KCA Forum Member
*
Offline


Collect/shoot/reload
....repeat!

Posts: 11
Location: The Free SouthWest
Joined: Dec 31st, 2016
Gender: Male
Re: Bloodiest Chapter In Philippines
Reply #4 - May 27th, 2020 at 3:28pm
Print Post  
Thanks for sharing the Infantry Magazine article. Very intense fighting. It was a humbling read for Memorial Day. I love Krags. Honestly my favorite US bolt action and one of my favorite military rifles ever. BUT I would NOT want to have to fight a close quarters urban/jungle warfare conflict with a 30 inch barrel, side loading gate, fragile thin wood stocked M1896. Bless those gents whom history has mostly forgotten who did exactly this.
  
Underneath our starry flag...Civilize 'em with a Krag
Back to top
 
IP Logged
 
Page Index Toggle Pages: 1
Send TopicPrint
‹ Previous Topic | Next Topic ›