The heads of various 15.2 Russian Krnka cartridges illustrating their obvious Berdan primer holes and primers. 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! Also, the stock was narrower than other 6-line rifles. It was adopted by the Russian Empire in 1869, and was similar to the contemporary Snider-Enfield and Tabatiere conversions. A rudimentary pivoting extractor was incorporated into the left side of the breech mechanism and was engaged when the breech block was pivoted fully to the left, applying enough pressure to pull the rim of the cartridge out of the chamber; hopefully. Figure 87 View of the assembled lock of the Krnka rifle. The ramrod of the new Six Line Rifle Musket was swelled with a profile that was similar to the Austrian M1854 Lorenz rifle musket ramrod, with a tulip shaped head that included a torque hole, very much like its Austrian counterpart. Flintlock / percussion lock (conversion) Rate of fire. Muzzle velocity when fired from the Marksman & Infantry rifles: 305 m/s, 570-grain bullet, 1,075 fps (From ROTW pg 281). Feed system. With the British entry into the war, the Russians soon found out that their conscript infantry was woefully under armed with their large caliber smoothbore percussion and percussion conversion muskets. Like most all of the large caliber, stop-gap rifle conversions of the late 1860s, the Krnkas became obsolete quite quickly. Operation of the Krnka is similar to the French Tabatire and British Snider. This detent system is almost identical to the Tabatire but for its positioning. 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. All other parts, As a side note, Russia also provided Bulgaria with 15,000 captured Snider rifles presumably Turkish Sniders), 8,000 Chassepot rifles, 7,000 captured Peabody rifles (presumably M1868 Romanian Peabodys) and 9,000 guns and rifles of other systems (mainly percussion and flintlock guns), some 96,000 guns and rifles in all. 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. The barrel bands were originally from a M1856 musket whose serial number ended with. The gun appears complete and remains mechanically functional. The Vereinsgewehr Rifle, comissioned and produced in 1857, was a rifled musket designed across three Germanic states: Baden, Hesse and Wrttemberg. A combination musket-style front sight and bayonet lug was located on the top of the barrel, slightly less than 1 from the muzzle, allowing the mounting of a traditional angular socket bayonet. rifles were six-shot repeaters, while the wartime The obverse butt is stamped with two illegible cartouches, the weakest likely the original percussion production cartouche and the slightly more legible one the mark applied after the alteration. Also, when Krnkas do have a rear sight, it is just as likely to be the rear sight from a different version of Krnka as it is to be such rifle's correct rear sight. None of these rifles and variants are fitted with dedicated bayonet lugs, all securing their socket bayonets on the conventional front sight block. For the time being, however, the stock appears to be solid, despite the cracks. WebThe M1867 Russian Krnka was a breech loading conversion of the muzzle-loading Model 1857 Six Line rifle musket designed by Czech arms maker, Sylvester Krnka. Four distinct examples of Russian 6-Line muzzle-loading rifles entered Russian army service after the Crimean War. In 1839, the Russian military adopted the percussion ignition system and by the early 1840s had undertaken a percussioning program similar to those in the United States and most of the European nations to alter existing stocks of flintlock muskets and rifles to percussion. Rifle, In 1854, the Russians started rifling and sighting existing stocks of M1845 muskets, but this was too little too late and few of the rifled arms reached the troops in the Crimea before the end of the war. The new rifle replaced the 7-line smooth-bore barrel with a rifled 6-line one. For the time being, however, the stock appears to be solid, despite the cracks. WebFrench Model 1857 Percussion Rifle-Musket Made at Liege. The Russian 6-line rifles (except for the M1860 Cossack) received a new, steeper stock with a wider buttstock, which helped to reduced felt recoil. 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. Note that the Model 1860 6-Line Cossack rifle is another matter as Russian sources state that it was primarily purchased for the Cossacks from German and Belgian factories, although Russian Imperial examples were manufactured, as was the example noted above. This generated a new era of repression lasting through the reigns of Russias last two Romanovs, Alexander III (1881-1894) and Nikolas II (1894-1917). Photo Credit: User Nick Stanav via. 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. The new design retained the French-style back action lock of the earlier M1845 muskets, which was retained by a single lock screw that passed through the front of the lock, screwing into a rounded triangular escutcheon on the counterpane and by a single spanner screw at the tail of the lock. The Krnka is an important part in the story of Russian military arms as it provides a stopping point for the collector of Russian flint and percussion arms and a starting point for the collector of Russian cartridge arms. Add to Cart. Lockplate of a Russian M1856/69 & M1858/69 Krnka Dragoon Rifle. In America, the solution was Erskine Allins Trapdoor system, in England it was the Snider conversion and in France it was the Tabatire. The Russians only ever converted their 6-Line rifles to the three models of Krnkas referenced above, the M1856/69 Krnka Marksman (or sharpshooter) rifle, the M1858 Infantry rifle and the M185(? See Auction Information for full details." Twenty years later Russia again went to war with the Turks attempting to regain Bessarabia and, although they defeated the Turks (see Turkey / M1866 Winchester and Turkey / M1872 Peabody-Martini ), British and Austrian forces interceded forcing Russia to give up most of its gains. The original cleaning rod/ramrod remains in place, numbered with the matching conversion assembly number. Revised March 17, 1999 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. Manufacturer: FRENCH. Sylvester The two rear sight leaves found on Krnkas are are the short (35 mm; 1.4-inch) elevating leaf correctly found on the full-length Krnka M1858/69 Infantry rifle, and the longer 70 mm (2.7 in) leaf found on the Krnka M1856/69 Marksmans rifle. Brown Target Sharpshooter / Sniper Rifle 26 1855 Joslyn Rifle Single-Shot Carbine / Rifle Long Arm 27 1863 Lindsay Model 1863 U.S. In particular, it was distinguished by a very strong bolt group - a similar design was used in the. Pinterest. The 90-degree hammer nose engaged this piece at both the half-cock and the fired position to keep the breech closed, requiring the gun to be placed on full-cock in order to load or unload it. The bore of the rifle remains in. M1860 Cossack 6-Lline rifle Photo Credit:http://www.islin-ovko.ru/e/269-o-kazachey-vintovke-zamolvite-slovo. 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. 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. In fact, the only example that I could find for sale recently is not in materially better condition but is priced $1,000 higher than this gun! In 1857, 100 Colt rifles were purchased and sent to the U.S. troops for field service. Never take a Krnka's word for it regarding any rear sight that it carries! Add to Cart. For any collector who specializes in the Russian long arms of the cartridge period, this is the gun that you must have as the initial example in the collection. The competition boiled down to that between the simpler Krnka and the more sophisticated Baranov. The right side of the breech block is also stamped 174. These guns are scarce in Russia and are practically never seen for sale in America. (Non-U.S.) Black Powder, Metallic Cartidge, Military Rifles. At the beginning of 1915, Gan's 8-line guns were withdrawn from Russian fortresses and re-issued to front line units for use against armored vehicles. It was 72.15 inches long and weighed 1,227 poundsabout 500 pounds less than its bronze predecessor, the Model 1841with a carriage weighing 1,218 pounds. World Wars - Military (Other than edged weapons), Exceptionally Rare Russian M1856/67 Krnka Rifle, Exceptional National Armory Brown Springfield Model 1822 (1816 Type II) Flintlock Musket, Extremely Scarce and Fine Suhl 1861 Springfield Rifle Musket by Christian Funk, Rare Percussion Sharps Carbine and Rifle Combination Tool. 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. 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 association Sylvestr Krnka, z. s. published a book. For example, Russian 6-line rifles were made by the Birmingham Small Arms Company evidenced by lockplate markings as well as the BSA trademark bow and arrow markings on various other parts of the rifle. 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. Side view of the shoulder-locking 6-Line/Krnka cleaning rod. Failing to make any gains in Europe, during the late 1800s Russia turned toward the east, expanding Russian territory during this period and eventually bringing Russia and Japan into intense competition, and eventual war in 1905. CIVIL WAR ENFIELD STYLE SPANISH CONTRACT MODEL 1857 OR P1857 PERC. The Bulgarians were gifted by their Russians allies with well more than 100,000 Krnkas following the Russo-Turkish War of 1878-1879. This rifle was fitted with a long-leaf rear sight calibrated to 1200 steps (853 m); M1856/69 Russian Krnka Marksman rifle ( ) Photo Courtesy:https://naukatehnika.com/russkaya-vintovka-sistemyi-krnka.html. WebIn 1858. a new production line with 28 skilled workers under the guidance of Mihailo Cveji was set up for converting some 15.000 old flintlock muskets to percussion system: in the first year only some 1,800 rifles were converted, then the production increased to 1.000 addapted rifles a month, so by 1863. The blades have a triangular cross section, with a base much larger than the other two faces. The Russians looked at the various systems that had been adopted, and were in development, and chose a hinged breech alteration based upon the design of Czech arms designer Sylvester Krnka. The rifle is now in firing position. Since Colt no longer had a manufacturing facility, he contracted with Eli Whitney of Whitneyville, Connecticut, to produce these guns. WebIn the shoulder arms position the musket is carried with the butt in the left hand with the barrel facing front. In 1856, the Russians adopted their first rifled long arm of reduced bore for general issue to the infantry, the. WebRifle muskets typically used percussion lock systems, with some exceptions like the Springfield Model 1855, which also was equipped with the Maynard tape primer system. Because upwards of 600,000 conversions would have needed to have been undertaken, it is entirely possible that every source mentioned might have participated in conversion work. 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. The Krnka is identified by its large (15mm+) caliber barrel with barlycorn front sight, simple brass nosecap, its tall, flat, perpendicular-head hammer, bronze receiver with iron breech opening to the left, a back-action lock mechanism, a brass trigger guard with iron trigger guard tang and finger spur, and brass buttplate. Product #: 1900440. Touch device users can explore by touch or with swipe gestures. Use tab to navigate through the menu items. The original breech was removed from the barrel and a new bronze breech piece was added with the barrel screwed into it. 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