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Thank you Patrick and Promo. I didn't know about the finger grooves being shorter for the volley sights. I do have Ferris' book on the 1917's and am getting better at spotting incorrect descriptions...

Good morning all. This P14 is at auction on GunBroker. It looks like a real beauty, but I don't want to fall in love again and miss an obvious problem. Condition is everything and this one looks...

Thanks for the explanation. Yes the photos are clear photos, but the written description and several emails through gb maintained that it is original. Even if I do end up keeping it, it comes with a...

Beautiful! Love the original rifle. They both look like a lot of fun to shoot too. Very nice pics.

2by--- there's a great book by C L Ferris all about model1917s. Serial numbers, dates, everything. I can get you the exact title etc. if you are interested.

Ended up "winning" the auction. Had pre-bid and then went out of town. Oh we'll... But I can return it if its not completely original. So I've been looking for cylinder diameter specs to be able to...

You are talking about the ridges in the bores that look about one inch down?? Those bores are normally smooth all the way right?

Yea that one. The way I read it its still .455. I'll try to find out for sure.
Owner says its all original!

I almost never see these for sale. This one looks particularly clean. I can think of several reasons to buy it #1 Its a Colt. #2 Its unique in that its US made for Britain. #3 It covers British WWI...

Thanks Jim. I had only been able to find pictures of the same compass but nothing to show the value. Not to mention that the one for sale has a nasty dent on top and a lot of corrosion inside.
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RT.... Thanks. That's a lot of info. It sounds as though you wrote the book. I'm glad to hear that it is a military issue scabbard. The '99 does fit down low, I'll check the fit of my '03 as well....

Well the scabbard that I hung on the wall was just assumed to fit an old hunting rifle. After posting pics and finding out about the '99 Krag carbine we had inherited, Jon N. said that the 1902 hand...

gto.... yes I can see the manufacture in there but may have to remove the compass to get a good read. Stay tuned...

John, yea I saw those authors go by in some of the posts that I read. G/B has a real nice copy of Brophy's book for 140. I'll keep an eye out, but until I decide to expand in to more Krags there's...

Thanks John, you called it: ladder sight goes to 23, there is a 3rd "c" on the rear sight slider, there is also a c on the right side of the front site and a cleaning rod measures 22" exactly from...

I was working for a couple who was cleaning out their friend's estate. Everything was for sale and I have a weakness for antiques and military gear. This was the only military item they had.

I was told that this was used on WWII life boats. Hence the hook on the back. It's all copper, non ferris, a magnet won't stick anywhere. The small box on the right opens to expose a small kerosene...

Well, I was really happy when we first found this buried in the back of my wife's mom's closet. Thought it was a beauty, had been there for decades. Started looking around at other Krags and thought...

Beautiful collection!!!!!!!!! And the displays do very nicely as well. Makes me wish that I had started collecting decades ago. I would guess that you have spent untold hours, miles etc. accumulating...

jmoore........ I was able to own this particular rifle for US $700. That looked pretty reasonable to both the seller and myself. It looks to be a nice sister to the Winchester bought earlier this...

Rangemaster, I wasn't aware of the "featureless" qualification to these making high-cap magazines legal. Can you explain more or direct me to more info? thanks, Mark.

Thanks guys. A lot of great info. I was worried about that notch and the stock but now feel a lot better about this rifle. Haven't run a patch through the bore yet, but saw some pretty good shine in...

Hi all,
I could use some of your collective expertise again.
My buddy has me looking at his Remington 1917. I'm considering buying it from him. There is an odd notch on top of the receiver next...

Hi all. Took my recently acquired Model of 1917 out to the range last weekend. Shot real nice. The barrel, bolt and receiver all match with Winchester markings and Nov. 1918 dates (per C. S. Ferris'...

Well, I knew I would get some good answers, and sorry for the beginner question. Thanks Rick, didn't know that case hardened and forging were the differences between the receivers. I can remember...