In this drawing the rifle is shown with a long rear sight leaf. 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. Peace and states of emergency. The photos should do a good job of depicting the condition of the stock. 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/. No other Krnka exhibits this feature. 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. Today, all 19th century Russian military arms are extremely scarce, as two World Wars saw most obsolete arms destroyed in scrap drives to create more modern munitions. Gan (alternate spelling: Hahn) designed an 8-Line fortress gun chambered for 20.3x95 mm of his own design utilizing the receiver and block of the Krnka system with a hammer mechanism of his own design. The rear sight was a distinctive feature, as it was a Swiss-style pivoting leaf of the same pattern that had been used on the Lige-made Russian M1843 Luttich Carbines, which were Belgian-made Russian contract copies of the British Brunswick Rifle. Regardless, many, if not most, of the short-sight Krnkas were transferred after the war to the Bulgarians anyway. The rifle is 49 in overall length. Russian 6-Line muzzle-loading rifles were manufactured at all three Imperial weapons factories, Izhevsk, Tula and Sestroretsk as well as having been produced in Belgium and by the Birmingham Small Arms Company in England, as will be evidenced by each rifle's various markings. Add to My Saved Parts. It retains strong rifling and shows scattered light pitting and some frosting along its length. The gun appears complete and remains mechanically functional. Sylvester For the time being, however, the stock appears to be solid, despite the cracks. 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. The lock is marked with initials, that represent 652A:89 @C659=K9 02>4, or the Izhevesk Arms Factory, over the manufacturing date of, . Unfortunately, this is the best that I was able to do given the age and wear of the rifle's buttstock. The original Swiss Federal Rifle pattern rear sight, graduated to 1,200 paces remains in place and is fully functional, and what appears to be the original sling swivels are present on the front bow of the triggerguard and the middle barrel band. Lockplate of a foreign-purchased Russian M1856 or M1858 6-Line rifle subsequently converted to M1869 Krnka that has been re-altered to a short rifle the same dimensions as a Russian M1869 Dragoon rifle. 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. 68909, 15.2mm. 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. WebModel: 1857 PERCUSSION MUSKET RIFLE. A special thanks to Ilija Stanislevik, S. J. Zielinski, Vlads Rybalko, Eduardo Fontenla, RosarioArgentina, Nicholas Stanav, and Darrell Gossfor their information! This same pattern of rear sight had also been specified when the Russians placed a large order for percussion altered rifled-muskets from Colt during the Crimean War. 2 rifles. WebWhen autocomplete results are available use up and down arrows to review and enter to select. In 1866 the Russians began the process on converting these muzzle-loading rifles to breech-loading systems. . However, based on Russian sources we believe it to have been the short-leaf (600m range) sight. 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: Another Liege-built M1856 6-Line rifle converted to Krnka, this example manufactured and marked by Beuret Frres (Beuret Brothers), Liege 186(?). Feed system. 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. Product #: 1940170. 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. After the re-equipment of the Russian army with modern M1870 Berdan II rifles, Bulgaria was supplied with an additional number of Krnka rifles and cartridges. The left arm is fully extend, the musket rests in the hollow of the shoulder and the butt is slightly forward. M1856, 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 most obvious identifiable factors of the Krnka Dragoon rifle are its sling slots, and its shorter, rounded, knobby hammer, which is immediately noticeably different from that of the two long rifles. Three distinct models of Krnkas were converted from existing stores of Russian 6Line Models (the M1856, M1858, and possibly (unconfirmed) a M1859 Dragoon). 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). Photo Credit: User Nick Stanav viawww.gunboards.com/forums. The soldier's heels are together and his toes point out on a 45 degree angles. " Housed within the breech block is a very small nipple-shaped firing pin actuated by a much larger inertial striker. The original cleaning rod/ramrod remains in place, numbered with the matching conversion assembly number. WebDuring the war, the Hartford factory produced revolvers, as well as the Colt Special Musket, based on the government's Springfield Rifle-Musket. By late 1856, a 6-line muzzle-loading rifle was developed, its design based on the predecessor Russian 7-Line percussion smooth-bore gun. While the Russians considered the British Boxer cartridge adopted for the Snider, its coiled brass case was much more delicate than the drawn brass of the Berdan cartridge. In this case, the elite-and light units will have the Mini rifled musket, while normal line infantry will have the model 1757 smoothbore The Krnka Dragoon rifle is easily and at once the most distinctive of the Russian Krnka conversions. 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. See Auction Information for full details." )/66 Krnka) for conversion of a breechloader. Overall this is a solid, complete and attractive example of an extremely rare Russian Model 1856/67 Krnka Rifle. Operation of the Krnka is similar to the French Tabatire and British Snider. It is full-length and fully threaded at the end. The gun had a rifled barrel and weighed 20.5 kg. Krnka rifle, both the Infantry ( ) and the Marksmans ( ) versions M1869: Infantry - 200 paces (142 m; 156 yds) to 600 paces (428 m; 467 yards). 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. 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. 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. The Vereinsgewehr Rifle, comissioned and produced in 1857, was a rifled musket designed across three Germanic states: Baden, Hesse and Wrttemberg. The M1867 Russian Krnka ( ) was a breech loading conversion of the muzzle-loading Model 1857 Six Line rifle musket designed by Austro Today. Add to Cart. All of which were essentially similar hinged breech alterations that allowed muzzleloading percussion arms to be converted to breechloading metallic cartridge guns. Is it "SESTRORETSKIY ORUZHEYNIY ZAVOD" which means "Sestroretsk Arms Factory"? Russian markings and inspectors marks appear multiple places on the receiver as well as on the top flat of the breech block. Web0.54 in (14 mm) Action. The breech block is marked with the serial number 11391 on the left side and on the interior of the swinging breech door. CIVIL WAR ENFIELD STYLE SPANISH CONTRACT MODEL 1857 OR P1857 PERC. Extraction was also a weak spot in the design, so the cleaning rod was sometimes used to aid extracting a stuck fired case. Even as to Russian produced rifles, the armories also bought locks and other parts from other sources which may account for different markings. 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. 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. 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. 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. Four digits (year 1859) beneath the dash-dot-dash line. THREE BAND RIFLE MUSKET, DATED 1864. Eligible for FREE shipping * 1857 Dated Antique SPRINGFIELD 1855 Rifle Musket - Guns The bore of the rifle remains in VERY GOOD condition as well. 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 death of Alexander I in 1825 brought Tsar Nikolas I, one of Russias most reactionary Tsars, to the throne. Beuret Frres was another relatively large and prominent Belgian gunmaker in the late 19th century. Blank, school and combat cartridge modifications. of the same overall length, same barrel length, same weight and ballistic performance as the M1856, except that it was fitted with a short-leaf rear sight calibrated only for 600 steps (427 m) and intended for "regular" line infantry; 3) The M1859 Dragoon Rifle ( 1859 .) The action of the rifle remains in crisp, fully functional condition with all of the various pieces of the mechanism appearing to function correctly. Unfortunately, revolutionary pressure continued to build and in 1881 Alexander II was killed by a terrorist bomb in the center of St. Petersburg. Add to My Saved Parts. Sylvester Krnka was a prolific inventor and continued to refine the Krnka design later providing the Krnka with an automatic lever device for opening the breech and ejecting the spent cartridge. Model: 1857 PERCUSSION MUSKET RIFLE. The donor rifles original trigger guard mounted sling swivel has been replaced with a simple steel plug. Most of the conversion to Krnka work was carried out the Ludwig Nobel St. Petersburg Machine-Building Plant from 1869 into the early 1870s, while some work was done producing newly constructed M1869 Krnka rifles at the Izhevsk Arms Plant while the Russians struggled to get production going of the just-adopted Berdan II rifle. 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 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. 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. Flintlock / percussion lock (conversion) Rate of fire. The marking to the left is made of Cyrillic capital letter P followed by double Latin I (Roman numeral 2?). Brown Target Sharpshooter / Sniper Rifle 26 1855 Joslyn Rifle Single-Shot Carbine / Rifle Long Arm 27 1863 Lindsay Model 1863 U.S. 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. The gun is marked with a plethora of pre-revolutionary Cyrillic orthography and markings, as well as a dizzying array of serial and mating numbers. Contemporary drawing of the Krnka rifle which also illustrates the Krnka Cartridge's Berdan roots, esp it's Berdan design primer. The Model 700 bolt-action's accuracy and dependability remain legendary more than 50 years since it was unveiled. This pictured rifle is a M1858 6-Line Infantry rifle, the M1856 6-Line Marksman rifle is identical except for a longer rear sight leaf. Photo Credit:https://guns.allzip. It was found that the gun effectively pierced the armor of German and Austrian armored cars, predating the 1918 Mauser 13.2mm T-Gewehr anti-tank gun used against the first British tanks. (Pretty serious energy!). 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. WebThe M1867 Russian Krnka ( ) was a breech loading conversion of the muzzle-loading Model 1857 Six Line rifle musket designed by Czech arms maker, The Russians sued for peace in 1856 giving up Bessarabia (part of present day Romania ). The stock shows the most wear and tear, having been lightly sanded and leaving the two cartouches only shadows of their former selves. With the breech block out of the way, a fresh cartridge is thumb-pressed into the chamber, the breech block is flipped into its closed position (being latched closed via a spring-loaded detent mounted in the right side of the receiver engaging the right front of the breech block, thus latching but not locking it closed). What was needed was a much simpler to convert system. WebThe new Model 1857 had a 4.62-inch diameter of bore. M1860 Cossack 6-Lline rifle Photo Credit:http://www.islin-ovko.ru/e/269-o-kazachey-vintovke-zamolvite-slovo. As of September 1, 1912, Bulgarian records indicate that there were 12,925 Krnkas still in inventory. 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. Virgin Mosin-Nagant user vs. Chad Model 1857 Six Line rifle musket enjoyer . Fortress gun Ghana arr. A variety of small Cyrillic characters, the marks of workmen and inspectors are found throughout the gun. 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. U.S. Model 1855 Springfield: The Rifle-Musket of the Regulars If stuck in forward position, the tip of the firing pin prevents the breech block from opening. M1859/69 Dragoon Rifle Photo: Credit: Russian Museum of National Military History. 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. The stocks of the Krnka alterations will typically have two cartouches as well, one from the original percussion assembly and one from the alteration. The superiority of the new Enfield versus the Russian muskets was immediately obvious. condition, particularly for a 19th century Russian military long arm. The stock was of stained birch with a grain pattern similar to Austrian and Prussian beech. THREE BAND RIFLE MUSKET, DATED 1864. This block contained the simple firing pin, as well as external piece that communicated the impact of the hammer to the pin. WebThe two men designed a massive 4 pound, 9-ounce .44 caliber six-shot revolver, and the government ordered 1,000 of them for issue to mounted troops. Photo Credit:Guns.ru/forums.html. WebThe M1867 Russian Krnka ( ) was a breech loading conversion of the muzzle-loading Model 1857 Six Line rifle musket designed by Czech arms maker, Round barrel measures approximately 40 , is the standard (French) .69/.70 caliber, 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. While not especially accurate, the fortress rifles were effective at moderately close ranges. Contemporary drawing of the M1867 Russian Baranov rifle. Russian, The barrel bands were originally from a M1856 musket whose serial number ended with. WebIn the shoulder arms position the musket is carried with the butt in the left hand with the barrel facing front. For the collector of Russian muzzleloading muskets, this is the final example chronologically for your collection. It was Krnka, and not the M1868 Russian Berdan nor the M1870 Russian Berdan, which was the main armament of the Russian troops during this (1877-78) Russo-Turkish War. Photos Courtesy of. . 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. 1876 Photo Credit:http://zonwar.ru/news5/news_986_Rifle_Gana-1876.html, Other M1869 Krnka Short rifles and Carbines. Currently, we do not know with certainty the length of the rear sight leaf properly fitted on the M1859/69 Dragoon rifle, as most surviving Dragoon rifles pictured have had their sights removed. We believe that to be unlikely. Romania: It is believed by Balkan researchers that Romania also acquired surplus Russian Krnka rifles, but we have not been able to verify this. 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! Exceptionally Rare Russian M1856/67 Krnka Rifle - College Hill In 1873 Colonel Baron T.F. The main overall dimensions of the Russian socket bayonet for all M1869 Krnka rifles are: Top rifle is a M1858/69 Krnka Marksman rifle, Bottom rifle is a M1856/69 Krnka Infantry rifle, below which is the bayonet for both rifles and cartridges. Lockplate of a Russian M1856/69 & M1858/69 Krnka Infantry Rifle. condition. The competition boiled down to that between the simpler Krnka and the more sophisticated Baranov. Initial muzzle velocity was 349 m/s. 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. 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