(Non-U.S.) Black Powder, Metallic Cartidge, Military Rifles. The metal of the gun has been lightly cleaned, weakening some of the markings, although they remain mostly legible throughout. It is unknown where the modification from 6-Line rifle to Krnka may have taken place but many, if not most such modifications were undertaken at the Ludwig Nobel St. Petersburg Machine-Building Plant. Four digits (year 1859) beneath the dash-dot-dash line. 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. at a length of 1340 mm, barrel of 939 mm and weight of 4.4 kg. Explore. Some authorities have indicated that after 1871 most of the Krnka rifles were converted from 15 mm to the Russian Berdan M1868 caliber, 10.6 x 58 but Hoyem disputes this and it is likely that the references to "converted to 10.6 Berdan" refers to the withdrawal of the Krnkas in favor of the more modern and much more effectiveM1868 Berdan I, and shortly thereafter, M1870 Berdan II rifles. Photo Credit:https://guns.allzip. Even as to Russian produced rifles, the armories also bought locks and other parts from other sources which may account for different markings. Add to My Saved Parts. This number was only the serial number of the breech assembly. Add to Cart. The marking to the left is made of Cyrillic capital letter P followed by double Latin I (Roman numeral 2?). I. , 1938. WebIn the shoulder arms position the musket is carried with the butt in the left hand with the barrel facing front. M1856, . The Russians sued for peace in 1856 giving up Bessarabia (part of present day Romania ). condition as well. Astonishingly, the Krnka was officially adopted in March of 1869. 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. Buttstock of a Krnka Dragoon rifle compared with that of a M1869 Infantry/marksman rifle. Extraction leverage is not great enough for ejection thus it is likely that the rifle would need to be tipped either up or over to clear the spent case. It is Russia's conversion of their Model 1856 "Six Line" rifle musket (15.24 mm; the Russian "liniya" being equal to 1/10 inch, hence 6line = .60 Cal) by use of the system developed by Sylvester Krnka of Wolin, Bohemia (20th century Czechoslovakia, now the Czech Republic). 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. Despite having a less well developed industrial base than the rest of Europe, Russian small arms development during the 1800s followed the European example of a combination of purchasing arms abroad and manufacturing arms at home. B.E. 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. (Pretty serious energy!). Photos Credit:www.jjmilitaryantiques.com. The Bulgarians were gifted by their Russians allies with well more than 100,000 Krnkas following the Russo-Turkish War of 1878-1879. Eligible for FREE shipping *. Like the earlier Russian M1828 and M1839 flintlock muskets, the new percussion M1845 drew heavily on French influences and bore a strong resemblance to the French M1842 Musket, down to the adoption of the back action lock, foregoing the forward action lock that remained standard in the United States, Great Britain and most of Europe, with the exceptions of France and Belgium. The Krnkas retained their earlier M1856 and M1858 pre-conversion M1856 6-line musket socket bayonets. $49.80. Krnkas system was very simple and is quite similar to both the English Snider and French Tabatire alterations. Photo Credit: User Nick Stanav via. 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. The Vereinsgewehr Rifle, comissioned and produced in 1857, was a rifled musket designed across three Germanic states: Baden, Hesse and Wrttemberg. This sub-assembly number appears on the bottom of the barrel and on the right side of all of the barrel bands as well. Note the octagonal coupling fitted between the barrel and receiver of these correct Russian Dragoon Krnkas. The photos should do a good job of depicting the condition of the stock. These guns are scarce in Russia and are practically never seen for sale in America. WebBuilding on a legacy of excellence forged by Eliphalet Remington in 1816, Remington rifles have defined and defended the American way of life for more than 200 years. 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. Photo Credit: https://naukatehnika.com/russkaya-vintovka-sistemyi-krnka.html, http://www.islin-ovko.ru/e/269-o-kazachey-vintovke-zamolvite-slovo, https://cornet.cc/ru/artikul/123916/russkaia-skorostrelnaia-6-lineinaia-vintovka-obr-1869-g-sist-krnka/, http://zonwar.ru/news5/news_986_Rifle_Gana-1876.html, https://www.catawiki.com/en/l/23768575-russia-sylvestr-krnka-model-1857-single-shot-percussion-musket-15-2mm. 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. The references to the Krnka meanings are below his letter. 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. Any help locating such a photo or drawing would be sincerely appreciated. Revised August 24, 2003, Copyright 1997-2023 Keith Doyon & Josh Underkofler. Housed within the breech block is a very small nipple-shaped firing pin actuated by a much larger inertial striker. 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. This detent system is almost identical to the Tabatire but for its positioning. 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. 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). This sub-assembly number appears on the bottom of the barrel and on the right side of all of the barrel bands as well. Case: Straight-rimmed center-fire brass case loaded with 5.07 grams of black powder. The Krnkas were converstions from the earlier Russian "6 line" (.60 Calibre) percussion breechloaders. Exceptionally, 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. . 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. 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. Russian, Numrich Gun Parts Corporation. In August, 1869, the Krnka Dragoon rifle was approved and these were effectuated by re-converting the Terri-Norman converted rifles to Krnka systems, thus unlike the Carl system rifles, none of the former ever went into service or distribution. Beuret Frres was another relatively large and prominent Belgian gunmaker in the late 19th century. Add to Cart. The action of the rifle remains in crisp, fully functional condition with all of the various pieces of the mechanism appearing to function correctly. The Six Line percussion rifle musket remained the mainstay of the Russian infantry for a decade. Revised September 26, 1999 He was gone, but his rifle still remains, It might be worth investing in some injected glue stabilization at some point to keep the gun from deteriorating in the future. The Russian M1856/67 Krnka offered here is in about VERY GOOD condition, particularly for a 19th century Russian military long arm. . Add to My Saved Parts. In 1857, 100 Colt rifles were purchased and sent to the U.S. troops for field service. Reply . The Krnka system consists of a breech block pivoting from right to left, but otherwise somewhat similar to theSniderandFrench Tabatiresystems. As parts were sometimes mixed during the reassembly process, it is not uncommon to find mixed Russian arsenal marks on various components that now have matching conversion assembly numbers. As the Ottoman empire was breaking up, France, Great Britain and Russia all had interests in its territories. Regardless, many, if not most, of the short-sight Krnkas were transferred after the war to the Bulgarians anyway. Unfortunately, this is the best that I was able to do given the age and wear of the rifle's buttstock. Photos Courtesy ofhttps://collegehillarsenal.com/. 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. WebSouthern states obtained a quantity of M1855 rifle-muskets on their state militia allotments before the war. Side view of the shoulder-locking 6-Line/Krnka cleaning rod. Eligible for FREE shipping * WebApr 3, 2020 - Miller Conversion of a Model 1861 Rifle-Musket. The gun appears complete and remains mechanically functional. On the Krnka alterations a combination of assembly mating numbers is typically encountered, both from the original percussion assembly and from the alteration process. 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. 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. 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. WebThe new Model 1857 had a 4.62-inch diameter of bore. The bore of the rifle remains in VERY GOOD condition as well. This number was only the serial number of the breech assembly. 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 most obvious lesson of the American Civil War was that the percussion muzzleloading musket was obsolete and that breechloading metallic cartridge arms were the new standard on the modern battlefield. Most sadly, as the pictured rifle spent too much of its life in Afghanistan, the rear sight is now missing so no information is available on this rifles rear sight as issued. NOTE to Collectors: The rear sights of these two rifles are easily and readily interchangeable, and we do not know how to identify these rifles other than by their rear sight leaves! 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