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. 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. These guns are scarce in Russia and are practically never seen for sale in America. See, During the Turkish hostilities the infantry regiments of the Russian army were armed with an assortment of rifles, even including muzzle-loading M1854 to M1860 6-Line rifles, but were primarily armed with Krnka rifles. In 1856, the Russians adopted their first rifled long arm of reduced bore for general issue to the infantry, the Model 1856 or Six Line Rifle. The brass furniture has a deep golden color that is quite attractive. See Auction Information for full details." Add to My Saved Parts. Web1857 Harpers Ferry Model 1855 Percussion Rifle-Musket 24 1860 Henry Model 1860 Lever-Action Repeating Rifle 25 1860 J.F. Note to Visitors: This rifle, along with the M1869 Russian Albini-Baranov and the M1868 Russian Berdan I were all developed more-or-less concurrently over the same several years, hence this HISTORICAL CONTEXT section as well as the bulk of the DEVELOPMENT section will be substantially identical for all three rifles. Rather, at the end of its opening rotation, the breech block engages a separate extractor which pivots on a pin just ahead of the breech block levering out the spent case. 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. Unlike the Snider and Tabatire, the breech block is not withdrawn to extract the spent case. Beuret Frres was another relatively large and prominent Belgian gunmaker in the late 19th century. 1876 Photo Credit: Coincidentally, during the joint development with Hiram Berdan of what would become the. 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. This decision, and these sights, would carry over to the conversions of the rifles into M1869 Krnkas, although after the disappointing performance (to be kind) of the Krnkas against the Turks in the 10th Russo-Turkish War (1877-1878. Contemporary drawing of the M1867 Russian Baranov rifle. hollow-base Mini bullet. WebBelgian model 1857 percussion musket, approximately .70 caliber, back action lock inscribed A & CH De Loneux Liege, with walnut stock and several cartouches, sling swivels, 40 1/2" barrel. All have back-action locks. 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. 68909, 15.2mm. The rifles cartridge consisted of a compound sleeve made of brass tape with an inner cup. $169.91. 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. 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(?). A special thanks to Ilija Stanislevik, S. J. Zielinski, Vlads Rybalko, Eduardo Fontenla, RosarioArgentina, Nicholas Stanav, and Darrell Gossfor their information! Three years later, when Bulgaria entered the First World War, 12,800 stand of Krnkas remained in Bulgarian service. Bullet: A round-nosed, 36.9 gram hollow-based lead bullet developing about 300 m/s (~ 985f/s) when fired from the rifle. The competition boiled down to that between the simpler Krnka and the more sophisticated Baranov. 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. ( ) was a breech loading conversion of the muzzle-loading Model 1857 Six Line rifle musket designed by Czech arms maker, Sylvester Krnka. Nikolas persecuted large segments of his population, suppressed publications, forbade foreign travel and generally tried to eliminate progressive thinking and reverse the westernization of Russia. The rifle is now in firing position. Dropping the cleaning rod down the barrel solves the problem, but the head needs to be flat in order to hit the firing pin. The breech block is marked with the serial number 11391 on the left side and on the interior of the swinging breech door. The buttplate of the gun is stamped on the bottom with the serial number 57135, which was the original percussion musket serial number. This sub-assembly number appears on the bottom of the barrel and on the right side of all of the barrel bands as well. The Vereinsgewehr Rifle, comissioned and produced in 1857, was a rifled musket designed across three Germanic states: Baden, Hesse and Wrttemberg. Add to Cart. The Russians found themselves in the same quandary as the rest of the major powers, how best to adapt the huge stocks of existing muzzleloading percussion long arms to breechloading cartridge guns. However, Alexander II (1855-1881), Nikolas son, reigned principally as a reformer freeing the serfs, providing allotments of land establishing local legislatures and reforming the legal system. Extraction was also a weak spot in the design, so the cleaning rod was sometimes used to aid extracting a stuck fired case. 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 photos should do a good job of depicting the condition of the stock. 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. The original breech was removed from the barrel and a new bronze breech piece was added with the barrel screwed into it. 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 rifle appears to remain in its 100% complete, correct and original configuration in all respects. 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. Overall this is a solid, complete and attractive example of an extremely rare Russian Model 1856/67 Krnka Rifle. The Russian conversion to the Krnka breech was a refinement of the M1865/66 Krnka rifle which had just previously been adopted by Montenegro. Web Shop for Falke Model 90 Air Rifle Ads Immediately . Like most of the other cartridge alterations to military rifles during the late 1860s and early 1870s, the Krnka was a stop gap solution until a better system could be adopted. 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. : ; : , 2005. Exceptionally, The buttplate of the gun is stamped on the bottom with the serial number, , which was the original percussion musket serial number. 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. This M1858 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. 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. 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 So, Krnkas are, not surprisingly, found with missing rear sight leaves and missing sight leaf thumbscrews. It has no sling swivels but rather ferrule reinforced slots half-way up the forestock and through the buttstock. . Russia thereafter provided the Bulgarians with additional significant numbers of rifles and ammunition, including 57,000 more Krnka rifles, of which 27,000 were distributed to Bulgarian units and 30,000 placed in reserve storage. The metal of the gun has been lightly cleaned, weakening some of the markings, although they remain mostly legible throughout. 2) The nearly identical M1858 Infantry Rifle ( 1858 .) The Model 1860 Army revolver was The bore of the rifle remains in. As noted the M1856/67 Rifle remains in VERY GOOD condition. 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. The disappointing results of the Crimean War signaled to the Russian command that it needed to hastily began equipping the troops withrifledsmall arms. The Dragoon Krnka pictured here has a measured length of 1,225 mm (48.2 inches) with a 792 mm (31.2-inch) barrel. Please Note: This site is best viewed on a desktop, laptop or tablet computer. Then-Secretary of War Jefferson Davis authorized the adoption The right side of the breech block is numbered with the conversion number, . Add to Cart. 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. Product #: 1940180. The Six Line percussion rifle musket remained the mainstay of the Russian infantry for a decade. Over the last decade I have only had the opportunity to offer a handful of 19th century Russian arms for sale and this is one of the more intriguing ones that I have ever had the opportunity to sell. 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 M1867 Russian Krnka ( ) was a breech loading conversion of the muzzle-loading Model 1857 Six Line rifle musket designed by Austro 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. This detent system is almost identical to the Tabatire but for its positioning. M1856/69 Russian Krnka Marksman rifle ( ) Photo Courtesy: The nearly identical M1858 Infantry Rifle, We have been wholly unable to find any photo or drawing of the The M1859 Dragoon Rifle (. In 1857, 100 Colt rifles were purchased and sent to the U.S. troops for field service. Virgin Mosin-Nagant user vs. Chad Model 1857 Six Line rifle musket enjoyer . 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. Case: Straight-rimmed center-fire brass case loaded with 5.07 grams of black powder. These would be the mainstay of the Russian military until the adoption of the Model 1891 Mosin-Nagant Rifle. WebModel: 1857 PERCUSSION MUSKET RIFLE. The steel lower tang does not have the prominent finger spur of the rifles but rather only a very small bump. She had been an obscure German princess but eventually proved to be one of Russias most successful leaders and, by the end of her reign in 1796 was called Catherine the Great. Revised February 19, 2000 Photos Credit:www.jjmilitaryantiques.com. Product #: 1940170. Technical and financial considerations prevailed and the Commission gave preference to the Krnka system. 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. Even as early as 1867, Russians Colonel AP Gorlov and Captain KI Ginnis, together with American Colonel Hiram Berdan, were already well into the development of a smaller caliber (10.75mm "4.2 line") rifle with its associated modern brass cartridge, although it was still at least a year before it would be acquired and fielded, and then in small numbers. 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. WebApr 3, 2020 - Miller Conversion of a Model 1861 Rifle-Musket. Description: CIVIL WAR ENFIELD STYLE SPANISH CONTRACT MODEL 1857 OR P1857 PERC. MTS-05 4 1854 Percussion Cap Lorenz Rifle $579 MTS-052 18th Century "Officer and a Gentleman" Fusil Musket $599 MTS-042 Double Barrelled Flintlock Shotgun $799 Flintlock Pistols British Army and Royal Navy MTS-017 English Civil War Cavalry Pistol $ 399 MTS-014 Scottish Highland Officer Pistol $ 399 MTS-038 Scottish Highland Other If stuck in forward position, the tip of the firing pin prevents the breech block from opening. It is full-length and fully threaded at the end. 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. 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. WebThe new Model 1857 had a 4.62-inch diameter of bore. The same is true of all 2-band Krnka carbines.. Add to Cart. The brass buttstock is shaped differently from that of the long rifles and has a only a very minimal buttstock tang. (sometimes referred to as the M1859-60, also the "Chernolikhov rifle" ( ) after the Cossack armorer Chernolikhov), had an even shorter overall length of 1240mm with shorter barrel of 845 mm, a weight of 3.48 kg and sights ranged to 1000 steps (711m). 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. Our research regarding the conversion and manufacturing of the Krnka system conversion rifles is, well, admittedly confusing. Note the octagonal coupling fitted between the barrel and receiver of these correct Russian Dragoon Krnkas. In contrast, the Krnka cleaning rod head is specifically flat and not concave. 2 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. When the auto-complete results are available, use the up and down arrows to review and Enter to select. WebDuring the war, the Hartford factory produced revolvers, as well as the Colt Special Musket, based on the government's Springfield Rifle-Musket. The heads of various 15.2 Russian Krnka cartridges illustrating their obvious Berdan primer holes and primers. 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. This is deliberate, so that in the event of a jammed firing pin, given the weak firing pin retraction spring, this allows the cleaning rod to be used to push the firing pin back into battery. Eligible for FREE shipping * Lockplate, Stripped. To load from the shoulder standing. What was needed was a much simpler to convert system. As the Ottoman empire was breaking up, France, Great Britain and Russia all had interests in its territories. Brown Target Sharpshooter / Sniper Rifle 26 1855 Joslyn Rifle Single-Shot Carbine / Rifle Long Arm 27 1863 Lindsay Model 1863 U.S. B.E. Photo Credit: User Nick Stanav viawww.gunboards.com/forums. Photos Courtesy of. Is it "SESTRORETSKIY ORUZHEYNIY ZAVOD" which means "Sestroretsk Arms Factory"? WebIt is Russia's conversion of their Model 1857 "Six Line" rifle musket (15.24mm; the Russian "liniya" is equal to 1/10 inch, hence 6-line = .60 Cal) Apr 28, 2019 - RUSSIAN KRANKA M1857/67- 4.5 / 4.9 kg..15.24x40mmR..Caliber.60 Lifting-Block action.. The superiority of the new Enfield versus the Russian muskets was immediately obvious. The Dragoon and Rifles are some 48.5 inches (1,230 mm) long with a 31.1 inch (790mm) long barrel. 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 hammer is drawn back to full cock in order to clear the firing pin, and, with the right index finger, the breech block is sharply rotated to the left 180 degrees about its hinge pin. 67, Sylvester The U.S. M1814 rifle was designed by Robert T. Wickham. Housed within the breech block is a very small nipple-shaped firing pin actuated by a much larger inertial striker. The blades have a triangular cross section, with a base much larger than the other two faces. As of September 1, 1912, Bulgarian records indicate that there were 12,925 Krnkas still in inventory. $49.80. Since Colt no longer had a manufacturing facility, he contracted with Eli Whitney of Whitneyville, Connecticut, to produce these guns. Never take a Krnka's word for it regarding any rear sight that it carries! The bore of the rifle remains in VERY GOOD condition as well. This number was only the serial number of the breech assembly. View Item in Catalog Lot #811 (Sale Order: 811 of 952) Sold for: $375.00 to onsite "Tax, Shipping & Handling and Internet Premium not included. 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 basic "trapdoor" design lasted more than 25 years, but many gradual modifications resulted in steady improvement of the weapon. Manufacturer: FRENCH. 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. This decision, and these sights, would carry over to the conversions of the rifles into M1869 Krnkas, although after the disappointing performance (to be kind) of the Krnkas against the Turks in the 10th Russo-Turkish War (1877-1878. 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. )/69 Krnka Dragoon rifle. The initials above the dash-dot-dash line are "S.O.Z.". It was adopted. 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