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MODEL 1892 KRAG RIFLE & CARBINE .30 CALIBER BALL
CARTRIDGES - FRANKFORD ARSENAL AND CIVILIAN CONTRACT
PRODUCTION: These US Army issued
cartridges for the Model 1892-1903 Krag Rifle and
Carbines are surprisingly relatively scarce on the
market. Far more so than the earlier .45-70
cartridges that preceded them and more difficult to find
on the loose to display with your Krag or to fill a
cartridge belt. I have the following Krag
cartridges available, each described below with
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FRANKFORD
ARSENAL MODEL 1892 .30 CALIBER RIFLE & CARBINE BALL CARTRIDGES – DATED
1898 -VERY RARE EARLY
PRODUCTION .30 KRAG CARTRIDGE: Manufactured
prior to, and during, the Spanish American War at the Frankford Arsenal in
1898, these relatively rare cartridges
are headstamped
with an "F" for Frankford Arsenal and the month and year
of manufacture, and with the tin plating still intact,
are in excellent condition.
These early Krag cartridges were prone to corrosion due
to a reaction between the metallurgy of the bullet and
the cartridge case, and the exposure to the powder,
which in turn caused the thin neck of many of the
surviving SAW era cartridges to split. The limited
number of surviving cartridges have become relatively
rare on the market. I have a small quantity of these
just obtained from an old collection.
(0620) $35
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No.
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FRANKFORD ARSENAL
MODEL 1892 .30 CALIBER RIFLE & CARBINE BALL CARTRIDGE
BANDOLIER –
DATED 1907:
The first method adopted
by the Ordnance Department which enabled the soldiers to
carry ammunition in addition to that carried in their
belts, or to be resupplied on the
line, these disposable bandoliers proved to be a durable
concept that remained in service for many years.
These bandoliers were loaded at the arsenal and packed
in watertight containers for shipment to the points of
issue close to the front lines, dramatically increasing
the amount of ammunition the soldier could carry into
battle.
While the majority of surviving specimens seen on the
market today were made under contract with the
government by various cartridge companies such as
Remington-UMC, Western, and Winchester, offered here is
one of the early production runs of the very desirable bandoliers manufactured at the
Frankford Arsenal. Made of polished khaki cotton cloth,
the body of the bandolier consists of six pockets – each
of which were to contain 10 cartridges held in a cardboard
liner, for a total of 60 rounds.
The pocketed section is fitted with a light weight khaki
cotton cloth sling of the early pattern before any
provision for adjusting the sling was incorporated into
the design.
This bandolier has survived in very good condition,
showing only minimal signs of use or issue. The material
is clean and solid overall, with no wear or damage, and
the bandolier displays quite well. The majority of
the Frankford Arsenal ink stamped information on the
face of the bandolier is legible.
The line
of stitching between the last two pockets on the right
has separated for the top two-thirds of the line, but
the material is still solid and this does not affect the
display quality of the bandolier. The two middle
pockets retain the cardboard cartridge dividers which
are fully intact and in full form. Using these two
as patterns, recreating the dividers for the other four
pockets would be a simple task.
This is a very nice example of a pre-World War One era
bandolier and it will be a nice accessory to display
with your Krag Carbine or Rifle.
(0305) $50
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No.
3
FRANKFORD ARSENAL
MODEL 1892 .30 CALIBER RIFLE & CARBINE BALL CARTRIDGE –
DATED 1903 - SCARCE EARLY
PRODUCTION .30 KRAG CARTRIDGES: Manufactured
at the end of the service life of the Krag Rifles and
Carbines in the regular army, and immediately prior to the
adoption of the Model 1903 Springfield Rifle, this
cartridge represents one of the last runs of Krag
cartridges produced at the Frankford Arsenal. These
scarce cartridges are legibly headstamped with an "F
A" for
Frankford Arsenal and the month and year of manufacture
- 04 for 1904. These are in excellent condition. (0337) $25
I have one FA .30-40 Krag
Cartridge date 6-03 for June of 1903. (0620)
$30
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No. 4 WINCHESTER
REPEATING ARMS Co. CONTRACT MODEL 1892 .30 CALIBER
RIFLE & CARBINE BALL CARTRIDGE: Manufactured
by the Winchester Repeating Arms Co. under contract to
the US Army, these cartridges were produced with the
full metal jacketed bullets to meet the military
standard of the time. Very clean specimens with fully
legible headstamps, these cartridges are in excellent
condition. I have a few of these and they would make a
good addition to your looped cartridge belts to display
with your Krag Carbine or Rifle. (0621) $15
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No.
5 REMINGTON 1917
CONTRACT MODEL 1892 .30 CALIBER RIFLE & CARBINE BALL
CARTRIDGE: Manufactured
as the United States entered World War One, by the
Remington Ammunition Company under contract to the US
Army, these cartridges was produced with the full metal
jacketed bullets to meet the military standard of the
time. These cartridges were issued with the Krag
Carbines and Rifles provided to guards stationed at the
arsenals, war production plants, sea ports and on the
beaches.
These early Krag cartridges were prone to corrosion due
to a reaction between the metallurgy of the bullet and
the cartridge case, and the exposure to the powder,
which in turn caused the thin neck of many of the
cartridges to split. Such is the case with this
cartridge, but the bullet is still firmly seated and the
cartridge case is full form with a legible headstamp and
a Remington "R" stamped primer. (0622) $15
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No.
6 WINCHESTER
REPEATING ARMS Co. CONTRACT MODEL 1892 .30 CALIBER
RIFLE & CARBINE BALL CARTRIDGE - DATED 1907: Manufactured
by the Winchester Repeating Arms Co. under contract to
the US Army, this cartridge was produced with the
full metal jacketed bullets to meet the military
standard of the time. A very clean specimen with fully
legible headstamps - "W.R.A. CO. 7 07" indicating it was
produced by Winchester in July of 1907. A nice cartridge in excellent
condition.
SOLD
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