Pinterest. In this drawing the rifle is shown with a long rear sight leaf. These had a range of 1,000 yards (910 m), more than 20 times the range Web1857 Harpers Ferry Model 1855 Percussion Rifle-Musket 24 1860 Henry Model 1860 Lever-Action Repeating Rifle 25 1860 J.F. WebWhen autocomplete results are available use up and down arrows to review and enter to select. The buttplate of the gun is stamped on the bottom with the serial number 57135, which was the original percussion musket serial number. This number was only the serial number of the breech assembly. It retains strong rifling and shows scattered light pitting and some frosting along its length. Free shipping and returns on Housed within the breech block is a very small nipple-shaped firing pin actuated by a much larger inertial striker. The nickname was derived from the caliber of the gun and the Russian unit of measure, the liniya, which was 1/10 of a diuym. condition. This M1858 6-Line rifle originally built in 1864 by the large, Belgium, Liege gunmaker Auguste Francotte & Cie (company), has been converted to a M1858 Krnka.. Photo Credit: https://cornet.cc/ru/artikul/123916/russkaia-skorostrelnaia-6-lineinaia-vintovka-obr-1869-g-sist-krnka/. Hne Heke (4,389 words) Wright's troops were armed with the new Springfield Model 1855 rifle-musket. My Collecting "philosophy" and the "universe" of what I focus on. What was needed was a much simpler to convert system. above. Photo Credit: User Nick Stanav viawww.gunboards.com/forums, M1869 Krnka Dragoon lower barrel band. However, the real trump card of the English was their newly adopted Pattern 1853 Enfield Rifle musket, a reduced caliber .577 bore long arm with three-groove rifling and an adjustable 900-yard backsight. WebThe M1867 Russian Krnka. She extended Russian territorial gains through additional conquest,, making Imperial Russia one of the great European powers. The M1868 Berdan I is not specifically or technically a follow-on rifle as it was developed and adopted concurrently with the M1869 Krnka series conversion rifles. Regarding the first two rifles mentioned above, it should be noted that the Russian Ministry of Defense, being advised by senior army officers, set the sight of the Infantry Rifle not at 1200 steps, but at 600 steps, the so-called "short sight" despite the rifles having identical ballistic performances. The stock shows several grain cracks, including a pair that run through the bottom of the action diagonally, emanating from the triggerguard area, a diagonal crack along the counterpane and a tight grain crack behind the breech tang. Other Pictures: Obr.1867 Krnka Infantry Rifle. The buttplate, nose cap and triggerguard were of brass, with all of the other furniture of iron, including the triggerguard plate and its extended finger rest. All of them participated in the Serbo-Bulgarian war of 1885 and some of them even fought in the Balkan Wars of 1912-13. Eligible for FREE shipping *. Dropping the cleaning rod down the barrel solves the problem, but the head needs to be flat in order to hit the firing pin. $175.77. The Treaty of San Stefano (1878) ending the Russo-Turkish War of 1877-78, provided for the formation of a Bulgarian self-governing principality with a zemstvo (locally governed Czarist Russian province) army. A diuym had been established as being equal to an English inch by Peter the Great, thus a liniya was 1/10, and six liniya was 6/10 or .60 caliber. All appear solid and unlikely to worsen with normal handling and storage but would likely worsen with rough treatment or under the stress of recoil if the gun was to be shot. Housed within the breech block is a very small nipple-shaped firing pin actuated by a much larger inertial striker. Lockplate of a Russian M1856/69 & M1858/69 Krnka Dragoon Rifle. These would be the mainstay of the Russian military until the adoption of the Model 1891 Mosin-Nagant Rifle. Product #: 2033580. Numrich Gun Parts Corporation. Revised September 26, 1999 We are unaware whether or not Krnkas obtained by Bulgarian from Russia were subsequently further marked by Bulgaria in any way to differentiate them from the Russian rifles. An interesting feature of the Dragoon rifle which, for obvious reasons is not present on the Infantry and Marksman Krnkas, is that because the barrel was shortened from the donor/parent rifle at the breach, not from the muzzle, the newly threaded shortened barrel would not fit into standard Krnka receivers. The M1855 rifle-musket was the first U.S. regulation arm to use the .58-cal. In 1873 Colonel Baron T.F. The original cleaning rod/ramrod remains in place, numbered with the matching conversion assembly number. WebThe "a bolt action rifle must be an accurate sniper" stereotype is so stupid, I guarantee that a modern battle rifle is more accurate than a hundred years old bolt action service rifle. WebDuring the war, the Hartford factory produced revolvers, as well as the Colt Special Musket, based on the government's Springfield Rifle-Musket. The stock was of stained birch with a grain pattern similar to Austrian and Prussian beech. The lock plate is marked with manufacturers marking which may be Russian arsenal or foreign manufactured. 1876 Photo Credit: Coincidentally, during the joint development with Hiram Berdan of what would become the. Shipping Info Buyer's Premium Krnka conversion serial numbers are found on the right side of the receiver and either on top of or under the breech block lever as well as on the striker. The 141-page book contains detailed, as yet unpublished, information on the individual parts of the rifle, their markings, drawings of all components, a description of the function, including how to adjust and check the rifle for its reliable and safe function. However, the new design introduced a very English stock profile with a brass nose cap and clamping barrel bands, all of which were certainly a tip of the Russian ushanka (fur cap) to the English Enfield. It is full-length and fully threaded at the end. Unfortunately, this is the best that I was able to do given the age and wear of the rifle's buttstock. Like the rest of the world, the Russian watched the carnage of the American Civil War with some interest and with an eye towards evaluating the practicality of new small arms designs for future conflicts. WebThe rifle has a 34 1/8 long barrel rifled with four grooves and measures .702 which is the nomial French standard of the era, .708 caliber. All have back-action locks. This detent system is almost identical to the Tabatire but for its positioning. The stocks of the Krnka alterations will typically have two cartouches as well, one from the original percussion assembly and one from the alteration. Add to Cart. Eligible for FREE shipping * Lockplate, Stripped. While collectors often joke about the hard use seen by surviving Confederate long arms by referring to rough condition guns as Confederate Fine , the abuse those guns suffered was nothing compared to the exceptionally poor treatment that a Russian rifle would often receive in the hands of a Czarist-era peasant conscript! Only the above three rifles were converted by the Russians into the Krnka system, and we are not certain regarding the M1859 6-Line rifles The Cossacks went from this muzzle-loader directly to the M1870 Berdan II Cossack rifle. I dont know when you will find another complete, matching numbered example for sale again, and for such a reasonable price, so dont miss your chance to add this rare Russian rifle to your collection. Photo Credit: User Nick Stanav via. Is it "SESTRORETSKIY ORUZHEYNIY ZAVOD" which means "Sestroretsk Arms Factory"? B.E. This is one of the scarcest guns that I have had the pleasure to offer for sale and a particularly intriguing example of a mid-19th century cartridge alteration of a Russian percussion musket. There were no ballistic differences between these rifles, only the military authorities' beliefs in the ability of various soldiers to hit their targets at longer ranges! But these are not official Russian conversions nor Russian army issued. These were difficult to manufacture (only 90,000 had been produced by 1869) and of course proved to be obsolete even as they were being adopted. The bronze receiver is serial numbered on the right side flat matched to the breech block and to a serial number on the left side of the barrel ahead of the receiver. Lockplate Complete w/ Hammer, 1857/69 Carbine. Markevits Rutsnoe ognestrelnoe oruzie, armii konca XIV-XVIII vekov. Twenty years later Russia again went to war with the Turks attempting to regain Bessarabia and, although they defeated the Turks (see, The disappointing results of the Crimean War signaled to the Russian command that it needed to hastily began equipping the troops with, In order to fully understand the Russian Krnka adoption and conversions, it helps to understand the models of the Krnka predecessor/parent rifles. Quite rare So, Krnkas are, not surprisingly, found with missing rear sight leaves and missing sight leaf thumbscrews. Three years later, when Bulgaria entered the First World War, 12,800 stand of Krnkas remained in Bulgarian service. The first man-portable, large-caliber, rifled guns first appeared in much earlier than tanks and armored vehicles. The marking to the left is made of Cyrillic capital letter P followed by double Latin I (Roman numeral 2?). .. Quite rare possible Confederate use period copy of the P1853 rifle musket and made by various Spanish armories as well as well known Birmingham makers such as this one is. The barrel bands were originally from a M1856 musket whose serial number ended with 9286 and the left side of the bands are all stamped with that number, as well as with the bow & arrow logo of the Sestroretsk arsenal where those components and the nose cap were produced. This rifle is a newly built M1869 Krnka rifle produced at the Izhevsk Arms Plant in 1870 and is not a conversion of an earlier 6-Line muzzle-loading rifle. In addition to being used by the Russian Empire, the Krnka saw service with the Kingdoms of Bulgaria, Serbia and Montenegro, primarily as arms provided by Russia to those kingdoms during the Balkan Wars. Note the octagonal coupling fitted between the barrel and receiver of these correct Russian Dragoon Krnkas. Generally speaking, the buttstock bears roundel cartouches on each side, one being dedicated to the original manufacturer of the 6-line cap lock muzzle loader, the other denoting its conversion to a Krnka. Webmusket; Firearms; Percussion Fire;.72 In; Smooth Bore; Muzzle Load; Sa associated date 1858 place made France Measurements overall: 56 1/2 in x 2 3/4 in; 143.51 cm x 6.985 Despite the adoption of improved technology, the Russian Krnka alterations remained in service for several decades after they were obsolete. It might be worth investing in some injected glue stabilization at some point to keep the gun from deteriorating in the future. Add to Cart. Florida drew 100 on its 1860 allotment and a Georgia adjutant general report dated Feb. 26, 1861 indicated the state had received 1,225 M1855s. The rivalries among these countries reached its climax in the Crimean War (1853-1856) where Russia fought an alliance consisting of France, Great Britain Sardinia and Turkey. The stock shows some scattered bumps, dings and handling marks; all typical of a military long arm, as well as some minor slivering along the forend and ramrod channel. They saw service during the Russo-Turkish War of 1877-1878, the Balkan Wars of 1912-1913 and even saw limited service with reserve troops as late as World War I. Initial muzzle velocity was 349 m/s. Explore. The rivalries among these countries reached its climax in the Crimean War (1853-1856) where Russia fought an alliance consisting of France, Great Britain Sardinia and Turkey. 68909, 15.2mm. We believe that to be unlikely. The Infantry and Marksmans rifles are virtually, The cleaning rods of the underlying rifles were retained by being locked in place at the shoulder in a manner, for example, identical to that of the, Side view of the shoulder-locking 6-Line/Krnka cleaning rod. If stuck in forward position, the tip of the firing pin prevents the breech block from opening. The donor rifles original trigger guard mounted sling swivel has been replaced with a simple steel plug. Like the earlier flintlock muskets, the M1845 was a large bore (nominally .71 caliber) smoothbore, single shot muzzleloading long arm. WebIn the shoulder arms position the musket is carried with the butt in the left hand with the barrel facing front. All appear solid and unlikely to worsen with normal handling and storage but would likely worsen with rough treatment or under the stress of recoil if the gun was to be shot. Yet other sources have suggested that the conversions were carried out both at all three of the three Imperial factories as well as at private enterprises, particularly in Kiev and Libau. If the vast stores of M1856 and M1858 rifles were to be converted, they were going to fire metallic cartridges. Lockplate of a Russian M1856/69 & M1858/69 Krnka Infantry Rifle. Double Rifle Twin-Shot Musket Long Gun 28 1854 As this is an Indian Rebellion-era piece in NRA Antique Very Good condition with its original ramrod, it will bring something of a premium over later P53s that were much more common. WebThis musket is a Lige (Belgium) made gun, a copy of a French Model 1857 Rifle Musket. A diuym had been established as being equal to an English inch by Peter the Great, thus a liniya was 1/10, and six liniya was 6/10 or .60 caliber. Muzzle velocity when fired from the Marksman & Infantry rifles: 305 m/s, 570-grain bullet, 1,075 fps (From ROTW pg 281). Note that the M1860 Cossack 6-Line rifle (much like the M1870 Berdan Cossack rifle) did not have a trigger guard nor a conventional curved trigger, but rather its trigger consisted of a stubby button, and instead of a hammer with a tall, pointed lever, the hammer had an integral ring. To further confuse things, the guns were serial numbered on their buttplates when they were originally manufactured, and the Krnka breeches were also serial numbered when they were produced. Revised March 17, 1999 The Infantry and Marksmans rifles are virtually identical, at approximately 53.5 inches (1,360 mm) long with identical features and hardware except only for different rear sight. Revised February 19, 2000 Add to Cart. It was also clear that a new reduced caliber design was the wave of the future. The Bulgarians were gifted by their Russians allies with well more than 100,000 Krnkas following the Russo-Turkish War of 1878-1879. Touch device users, explore by touch or with swipe gestures. Russian military setbacks during the early-mid 19th century forced the Russians to adopt somewhat reduced bore muskets with rifled barrels, leading the adoption the M1856 and related M1858 "6-Line" (.60 caliber) rifles. Initials "T.O.Z." The Six Line percussion rifle musket remained the mainstay of the Russian infantry for a decade. But technologically the rifle and its 4-Line 10.75mm cartridge is a substantial leap forward from the 6-Line 15mm Krnka. Another Liege-built M1856 6-Line rifle converted to Krnka, this example manufactured and marked by Beuret Frres (Beuret Brothers), Liege 186(?). They may well have had need to shorten Krnkas for use by their own special troops, gendarmerie and even possibly cavalry, but we have not been able to verify this possibility. The metal shows even pinpricking and light pitting over most of the iron and steel surfaces, and the barrel and bands have a medium pewter gray patina with a thinly oxidized layer of brownish patina over this gray color along with a few patches of scattered oxidized discoloration. It is estimated that some 620,000 or more Krnka conversions of various Russian 6-Line rifles were produced during this period concurrently with the adoption of both the short-lived, limited production M1868 Berdan I and the vastly more widely produced M1870 Berdan II. The examples that we have been made aware of or have personally handled and examined are clearly originally M1869 Russian army rifles, including hardware and markings. The British had adopted rifled arms for general issue to all line infantry regiments in 1851 with the Pattern 1851 Mini Rifle, and at the same time had taken their first steps towards a smaller bore weapon, as the .708 Mini Rifle was smaller in caliber than the earlier Pattern 1839 and Pattern 1842 .75 caliber British muskets. In 1857, 100 Colt rifles were purchased and sent to the U.S. troops for field service. Regardless, many, if not most, of the short-sight Krnkas were transferred after the war to the Bulgarians anyway. This same assembly mating number from the alteration process appears on the top of the buttplate, on the top of the barrel, inside the lock, inside the barrel channel of the stock, on the right side of all three barrel bands, on the long range sight base and on the cleaning rod (ramrod). Russian markings and inspectors marks appear multiple places on the receiver as well as on the top flat of the breech block. Pulling the trigger releases an otherwise conventionally mounted back-action external hammer striking a nearly longitudinal firing pin, unlike that of its British and French contemporaries. While collectors often joke about the hard use seen by surviving Confederate long arms by referring to rough condition guns as Confederate Fine , the abuse those guns suffered was nothing compared to the exceptionally poor treatment that a Russian rifle would often receive in the hands of a Czarist-era peasant conscript! The Krnka rifles were placed in Bulgarian store for the moment, but not for long. Revised August 24, 2003, Copyright 1997-2023 Keith Doyon & Josh Underkofler. Photos Courtesy of. that represent 652A:89 @C659=K9 02>4, or the Izhevesk Arms Factory, over the manufacturing date of 1863. The stock was of stained birch with a grain pattern similar to Austrian and Prussian beech. 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