American Rifleman Krag Articles - Late 1920s...and I neat DCM Letter

[butlersrangers]

Attached photographs show sub-caliber devices utilized by U.S. Navy and U.S. Army for cheap practice and artillery training.

The devices used modified U.S. Krag actions and fired the ammunition mentioned in rcathey's (posted) DCM/D.O.D. letter.

The Naval device bolted to the side of a deck gun and was fired parallel to the artillery gun bore. The Army device (excavated on Bannerman's Island) screwed into the breech threads of larger artillery pieces to fire through the artillery bore.

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[rcathey]

Thanks for sharing that, BR. I was curious what the devices looked like.
Didn’t imagine it would so clearly be a case of, “well let’s just strap a Krag to it!” Haha

[browningautorifle]

screwed into the breech threads of larger artillery pieces to fire through the artillery bore.

Like a 1903A2...I should think? More or less...