Katalog, Makovskaja L[ila] K[onstantinovna], Moskva: Voennoe Izdatel'stvo, 1990, 1994, Page started March 10, 1999 Operation of the Krnka is similar to the French Tabatire and British Snider. A variety of small Cyrillic characters, the marks of workmen and inspectors are found throughout the gun. The right side of the breech block is numbered with the conversion number 9073. Initials "T.O.Z." Add to Cart. WebWhen autocomplete results are available use up and down arrows to review and enter to select. See Turkish Peabody-Martini and the link there to the Plevna Defense therein), the decision was made to "upgrade" all Krnkas in Russian service to the long-leaf 1200m rear sight. . 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 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. The most detailed information, with technical data, about the .60 Krnka cartridge. 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. ( ) was a breech loading conversion of the muzzle-loading Model 1857 Six Line rifle musket designed by Czech arms maker, Sylvester Krnka. Like most all of the large caliber, stop-gap rifle conversions of the late 1860s, the Krnkas became obsolete quite quickly. 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. 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. During the Napoleonic wars Russia used the power of its winters to bleed Napoleon white and Russia became the leading player in the coalition between Austria, Prussia, Great Britain and Russia which led to Napoleons final defeat at Waterloo in 1815. Like so many other early conversion rifles, the transformation was carried out by cutting off and threading the back of the barrel and screwing on a receiver, (in the case of the Russian model; the receiver being bronze) fitted with a steel breech block containing the firing pin. WebSouthern states obtained a quantity of M1855 rifle-muskets on their state militia allotments before the war. 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. 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. 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. Revised August 24, 2003, Copyright 1997-2023 Keith Doyon & Josh Underkofler. 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.. Product #: 2033580. Feed system. 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. Note the octagonal coupling fitted between the barrel and receiver of these correct Russian Dragoon Krnkas. The 35mm long rear sight of the 1867 Krnka Infantry Rifle. M1856, So, Krnkas are, not surprisingly, found with missing rear sight leaves and missing sight leaf thumbscrews. All of them had a caliber of 6 lines (a line is 1/10th of an inch, a 6-line rifle is thus 15.24 mm), reduced from 7 Lines (.70 calibre), Russia's previous infantry rifle: 1) The M1856 Marksmans Rifle ( 1856 ., sometimes translated to English as strelkovaya vintovka, "sharpshooter's rifle.") 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. 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! 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. Revised September 26, 1999 Note the octagonal coupling fitted between the barrel and receiver of these correct Russian Dragoon Krnkas. Quite rare The barrel was made in Belgium and had proof marks from Lige since the Russians bought Belgian barrels at the time. 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. The altered arms were chambered for the 15.24x40R, a .60 caliber, rimmed centerfire cartridge, similar to the French Tabatire in terms of its stubby appearance and relatively puny ballistics when compared to the US .50-70 or British .577 Snider. The striker is struck by the rifles new hammer which is mated to the existing M1856 back-action lock mechanism. WebThis unique rifle is a Russian muzzle loader Model 1857 Six Line Infantry Musket, designed by Czech gunmaker Sylvester Krnka. 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. 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. It is full-length and fully threaded at the end. Some sources claim that the conversions were carried out at Ludwig Nobel St. Petersburg Machine-Building Plant from 1869 into the early 1870s while other sources state that the conversions to the M1867 series Krnkas were all carried out at the Tula armory from 1870 to about 1875. Only the above three rifles were converted by the Russians into the Krnka system. In this drawing the rifle is shown with a long rear sight leaf. Lockplate of a Russian M1856/69 & M1858/69 Krnka Infantry Rifle. 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 pre-war .44-cal. The 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. (Pretty serious energy!). 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. Regardless, many, if not most, of the short-sight Krnkas were transferred after the war to the Bulgarians anyway. 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. Initials "T.O.Z." Any help locating such a photo or drawing would be sincerely appreciated. SHORT RIFLES, CARBINES & SPECIAL VERSIONS, M185(9)/69 Krnka Dragoon Rifle( 1859?/69 .). 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. The superiority of the new Enfield versus the Russian muskets was immediately obvious. 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. Buttstock of a Krnka Dragoon rifle compared with that of a M1869 Infantry/marksman rifle. Eligible for FREE shipping * Lockplate, Stripped. All of which were essentially similar hinged breech alterations that allowed muzzleloading percussion arms to be converted to breechloading metallic cartridge guns. The ramrod of the Russian M1856 series 6-Line rifles has a concave head to avoid flattening the point of the Minnie bullet used in the muzzle-loader. THREE BAND RIFLE MUSKET, DATED 1864. 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). 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. Flintlock / percussion lock (conversion) Rate of fire. 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 (. The gun appears complete and remains mechanically functional. Exceptionally, This sub-assembly number appears on the bottom of the barrel and on the right side of all of the barrel bands as well. WebModel: 1857 PERCUSSION MUSKET RIFLE. Contemporary gun maintenance instructions. 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. The heads of various 15.2 Russian Krnka cartridges illustrating their obvious Berdan primer holes and primers. 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 action of the rifle remains in crisp, fully functional condition with all of the various pieces of the mechanism appearing to function correctly. In February of 1869 it was proposed that the conversions to the Carl system be halted and that conversions to a metallic cartridge be substituted. Housed within the breech block is a very small nipple-shaped firing pin actuated by a much larger inertial striker. above. Four systems were considered, those of Terssen, Albini, Baranov (substantially a license-produced Albini) and Krnka. 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. The bore of the rifle remains in. 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. These had a range of 1,000 yards (910 m), more than 20 times the range Muzzle-loaded. Never take a Krnka's word for it regarding any rear sight that it carries! The gun appears complete and remains mechanically functional. The rear of the external striker was machined flat so that the modified hammer nose would engage the flat section and keep the breech block from opening at an inopportune time. Product #: 1940180. 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). WebMusket Rifles Traditions Classic Musket line have high quality premium metal and wood finishes including hand-oiled wood stocks. 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. The M1855 rifle-musket was the first U.S. regulation arm to use the .58-cal. The rifle is now in firing position. Also, the stock was narrower than other 6-line rifles. All shorter Krnka rifles are either Bulgarian conversions for special-troop use, or locally altered post-service for civilian use. The new M1856 Rifle Musket was 53 in overall length with a 37 long, .60 caliber barrel that was rifled with four grooves with a relatively slow rate of twist of about 1:49, or of a turn in the length of the barrel. The examples that we have been made aware of or have personally handled and examined are clearly originally M1869 Russian army rifles, including hardware and markings. 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 steel lower tang does not have the prominent finger spur of the rifles but rather only a very small bump. 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. My Collecting "philosophy" and the "universe" of what I focus on. The association Sylvestr Krnka, z. s. published a book. The barrel was shortened by 15 cm and fired a lighter bullet but still managed to remain the same accuracy while dramatically increasing effective range from 213 meters out to 853 meters. It might be worth investing in some injected glue stabilization at some point to keep the gun from deteriorating in the future. 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. Unfortunately by this time the Berdan series of rifles was well established and further development of the Krnka was abandoned. Eligible for FREE shipping *. Photos Courtesy ofhttps://collegehillarsenal.com/. 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. 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. None of these rifles and variants are fitted with dedicated bayonet lugs, all securing their socket bayonets on the conventional front sight block. The same is true of all 2-band Krnka carbines.. Case: Straight-rimmed center-fire brass case loaded with 5.07 grams of black powder. The rifle is now in firing position. Catherine continued westernizing Russia, introduced French culture into Russia and greatly improved education of the Russian nobility. These guns are scarce in Russia and are practically never seen for sale in America. It was adopted by the Russian Empire in 1869, and was similar to the contemporary Snider-Enfield and Tabatiere conversions. Manufacturer: FRENCH. The Model 1860 Army revolver was This was specifically a result of the disbelief of the authorities in the infantryman's ability to hit targets at a long distance. The lock is marked with initials, that represent 652A:89 @C659=K9 02>4, or the Izhevesk Arms Factory, over the manufacturing date of, . WebApr 3, 2020 - Miller Conversion of a Model 1861 Rifle-Musket. (Non-U.S.) Black Powder, Metallic Cartidge, Military Rifles. $49.80. Bullet: A round-nosed, 36.9 gram hollow-based lead bullet developing about 300 m/s (~ 985f/s) when fired from the rifle. (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). I dont know when you will find another complete, matching numbered example for sale again, and for such a reasonable price, so dont miss your chance to add this rare Russian rifle to your collection. Hne Heke (4,389 words) Wright's troops were armed with the new Springfield Model 1855 rifle-musket. He was gone, but his rifle still remains, The barrel bands were originally from a M1856 musket whose serial number ended with. During the mid-19th century the Izhevesk arsenal emerged as the premier Russian arms manufactory and by the second half of that century was producing the finest quality arms in the empire. Markevits Rutsnoe ognestrelnoe oruzie, armii konca XIV-XVIII vekov. Explore. As the Russian arms of the period were not fully interchangeable, assembly numbers were stamped throughout the guns. The brass buttstock is shaped differently from that of the long rifles and has a only a very minimal buttstock tang. Bulgaria: The Russian Krnka rifles were also supplied by Russia to, and adopted by, Bulgaria and Serbia, at the time vassel states of Russia. For the collector of Russian muzzleloading muskets, this is the final example chronologically for your collection. The striker is struck by the rifles new hammer which is mated to the existing M1856 back-action lock mechanism. 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. Numrich Gun Parts Corporation. As the Ottoman empire was breaking up, France, Great Britain and Russia all had interests in its territories. For the collector of Russian muzzleloading muskets, this is the final example chronologically for your collection. Eligible for FREE shipping *. 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. In 1856, the Russians adopted their first rifled long arm of reduced bore for general issue to the infantry, the. It has no sling swivels but rather ferrule reinforced slots half-way up the forestock and through the buttstock. 4) The M1860 Cossack Rifle ( 1860 .) But these are not official Russian conversions nor Russian army issued. 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. Watch. The right side of the breech block is also stamped 174. 28 1/2 inch barrel with adjustable rear sight and marked at the breech with The basic "trapdoor" design lasted more than 25 years, but many gradual modifications resulted in steady improvement of the weapon. 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. The stocks of the Krnka alterations will typically have two cartouches as well, one from the original percussion assembly and one from the alteration. Today. The blades have a triangular cross section, with a base much larger than the other two faces. The Dragoon and Rifles are some 48.5 inches (1,230 mm) long with a 31.1 inch (790mm) long barrel. The photos should do a good job of depicting the condition of the stock. The Krnka Dragoon rifle is easily and at once the most distinctive of the Russian Krnka conversions. 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. M1860 Cossack 6-Lline rifle Photo Credit:http://www.islin-ovko.ru/e/269-o-kazachey-vintovke-zamolvite-slovo. Side view of the shoulder-locking 6-Line/Krnka cleaning rod. 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. Photo Credit: User Nick Stanav via. The breech block is marked with the serial number, on the left side and on the interior of the swinging breech door. All other parts, 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. 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. This rifle, the M1860 Cossack 6-Line rifle, was never converted to the Krnka 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. Astonishingly, the Krnka was officially adopted in March of 1869. This rifle is a newly built M1869 Krnka rifle produced at the Izhevsk Arms Plant in 1870 and is not a conversion of an earlier 6-Line muzzle-loading rifle. These first two were a long, generally issued infantry and marksmans or sharpshooters rifle mounting three screw-retained barrel bands, and possibly a shorter, also three-band, Dragoon rifle. Extraction was also a weak spot in the design, so the cleaning rod was sometimes used to aid extracting a stuck fired case. 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