Regardless, many, if not most, of the short-sight Krnkas were transferred after the war to the Bulgarians anyway. Lockplate Complete w/ Hammer, 1857/69 Carbine. Extraction was also a weak spot in the design, so the cleaning rod was sometimes used to aid extracting a stuck fired case. Thank you. 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. 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. The donor rifles original trigger guard mounted sling swivel has been replaced with a simple steel plug. The so-called "fortress guns" over time were quite widely used to defeat manpower behind shelters and protective structures. 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 buttplate of the gun is stamped on the bottom with the serial number, , which was the original percussion musket serial number. If the vast stores of M1856 and M1858 rifles were to be converted, they were going to fire metallic cartridges. Despite the adoption of improved technology, the Russian Krnka alterations remained in service for several decades after they were obsolete. 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 basic "trapdoor" design lasted more than 25 years, but many gradual modifications resulted in steady improvement of the weapon. Three years later, when Bulgaria entered the First World War, 12,800 stand of Krnkas remained in Bulgarian service. 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. This number was only the serial number of the breech assembly. 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. The rifle appears to remain in its 100% complete, correct and original configuration in all respects. 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. 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. Peter the Greats rule, from 1696 until his death in 1725, was a great turning point in Russia when, by virtue of Peters reforms, a strong trend of European influence developed, gradually replacing the earlier influence of Byzantium and the Tartars. It has no sling swivels but rather ferrule reinforced slots half-way up the forestock and through the buttstock. The cartridge weighed 204 g with a propellant weight of 23.4 g seating a bullet weighing 128 g, developing a muzzle velocity of 427 m/s. The rifle is now in firing position. WebThe M1867 Russian Krnka. Catherine continued westernizing Russia, introduced French culture into Russia and greatly improved education of the Russian nobility. A variety of small Cyrillic characters, the marks of workmen and inspectors are found throughout the gun. 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. WebModel: 1857 PERCUSSION MUSKET RIFLE. Use tab to navigate through the menu items. The photos should do a good job of depicting the condition of the stock. The right side of the breech block is also stamped, . 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. Pinterest. 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. Buttstock of a Krnka Dragoon rifle compared with that of a M1869 Infantry/marksman rifle. 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. It retains strong rifling and shows scattered light pitting and some frosting along its length. 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.") Revised August 24, 2003, Copyright 1997-2023 Keith Doyon & Josh Underkofler. 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). Note the octagonal coupling fitted between the barrel and receiver of these correct Russian Dragoon Krnkas. 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. 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. Very quickly thereafter the Russians adopted the M1870 Berdan II bolt action rifle. The breech was opened by pivoting a steel block to the left. 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. Revised February 19, 2000 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 steel bullet was encased in a lead sheath to protect the barrel and add energy for penetration. This M1858 M1856/69 Russian Krnka Marksman rifle ( ) Photo Credit: M1858/69 Russian Krnka Infantry rifle ( ), As the Ottoman empire was breaking up, France, Great Britain and Russia all had interests in its territories. Flintlock / percussion lock (conversion) Rate of fire. I received the following letter from Mr. Ilija Stanislevik who was kind enough to translate certain Russian inscriptions for me. This was specifically a result of the disbelief of the authorities in the infantryman's ability to hit targets at a long distance. 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. The gun appears complete and remains mechanically functional. It was also clear that a new reduced caliber design was the wave of the future. The pre-war .44-cal. 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. 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. The breech block is marked with the serial number 11391 on the left side and on the interior of the swinging breech door. 1876 Photo Credit: Coincidentally, during the joint development with Hiram Berdan of what would become the. 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 Russians sued for peace in 1856 giving up Bessarabia (part of present day Romania ). 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. despite being widely fielded, was marginal at best and they were withdrawn for good from Russian service following that conflict. Model: 1857 PERCUSSION MUSKET RIFLE. Peace and states of emergency. Conversions were carried out at at a length of 1340 mm, barrel of 939 mm and weight of 4.4 kg. (To identify a Non-US issued / Black Powder Metallic Cartridge / Military / Rifle). 2) The nearly identical M1858 Infantry Rifle ( 1858 .) The right side of the breech block is numbered with the conversion number 9073. As noted the M1856/67 Rifle remains in VERY GOOD condition. To load from the shoulder standing. Add to Cart. 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. Krnka conversion serial numbers are found on the right side of the receiver and either on top of or under the breech block lever as well as on the striker. Unfortunately, this is the best that I was able to do given the age and wear of the rifle's buttstock. 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. All of which were essentially similar hinged breech alterations that allowed muzzleloading percussion arms to be converted to breechloading metallic cartridge guns. Also, the stock was narrower than other 6-line rifles. .. Krnkas system was very simple and is quite similar to both the English Snider and French Tabatire alterations. Yet other sources have suggested that the conversions were carried out both at all three of the three Imperial factories as well as at private enterprises, particularly in Kiev and Libau. 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. 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. 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 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. 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. Russian markings and inspectors marks appear multiple places on the receiver as well as on the top flat of the breech block. 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. The first man-portable, large-caliber, rifled guns first appeared in much earlier than tanks and armored vehicles. In this drawing the rifle is shown with a long rear sight leaf. Twenty years later Russia again went to war with the Turks attempting to regain Bessarabia and, although they defeated the Turks (see, The disappointing results of the Crimean War signaled to the Russian command that it needed to hastily began equipping the troops with, In order to fully understand the Russian Krnka adoption and conversions, it helps to understand the models of the Krnka predecessor/parent rifles. 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 neck of the bayonet has an oval cross-section. Web1857 Harpers Ferry Model 1855 Percussion Rifle-Musket 24 1860 Henry Model 1860 Lever-Action Repeating Rifle 25 1860 J.F. 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 blades have a triangular cross section, with a base much larger than the other two faces. 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). Initials "T.O.Z." Photo Credit: User Nick Stanav viawww.gunboards.com/forums. Fortress gun Ghana arr. WebThe M1867 Russian Krnka ( ) was a breech loading conversion of the muzzle-loading Model 1857 Six Line rifle musket designed by Austro-Hungarian arms 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. Shipping Info Buyer's Premium M1859/69 Dragoon Rifle Photo: Credit: Russian Museum of National Military History. 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. For the time being, however, the stock appears to be solid, despite the cracks. Despite the evidence of the potential superiority of metallic cartridges, this was not assured, and the Russians followed the lead of the Germans (Dreyse) and French (Chassepot) and adopted the Terri-Norman and the Carl paper cartridge ignition systems. WebSouthern states obtained a quantity of M1855 rifle-muskets on their state militia allotments before the war. 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. 1876 Photo Credit:http://zonwar.ru/news5/news_986_Rifle_Gana-1876.html, Other M1869 Krnka Short rifles and Carbines. The buttplate of the gun is stamped on the bottom with the serial number 57135, which was the original percussion musket serial number. Predecessor Rifle(s): M1856 and M1858 Six Line Infantry Musket, 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. Even as to Russian produced rifles, the armories also bought locks and other parts from other sources which may account for different markings. (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 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. Since the rifles were converted from old muzzle-loaders, the markings of the original rifles factories (e.g., Tula, Izhevsk) and serial numbers that do not match each other. Lockplate of a Russian M1856/69 & M1858/69 Krnka Infantry Rifle. 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. 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. Like the earlier flintlock muskets, the M1845 was a large bore (nominally .71 caliber) smoothbore, single shot muzzleloading long arm. Is it "SESTRORETSKIY ORUZHEYNIY ZAVOD" which means "Sestroretsk Arms Factory"? The Krnkas retained their earlier M1856 and M1858 pre-conversion M1856 6-line musket socket bayonets. The action of the rifle remains in crisp, fully functional condition with all of the various pieces of the mechanism appearing to function correctly. 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. WebThe "a bolt action rifle must be an accurate sniper" stereotype is so stupid, I guarantee that a modern battle rifle is more accurate than a hundred years old bolt action service rifle. It retains strong rifling and shows scattered light pitting and some frosting along its length. Four distinct examples of Russian 6-Line muzzle-loading rifles entered Russian army service after the Crimean War. Note that the M1860 Cossack 6-Line rifle (much like the M1870 Berdan Cossack rifle) did not have a trigger guard nor a conventional curved trigger, but rather its trigger consisted of a stubby button, and instead of a hammer with a tall, pointed lever, the hammer had an integral ring. The total weight of the gun, carriage, limber, and implements was 3,865 pounds. that represent 652A:89 @C659=K9 02>4, or the Izhevesk Arms Factory, over the manufacturing date of 1863. Double Rifle Twin-Shot Musket Long Gun 28 1854 It was Krnka, and not the, 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. With that choice, the term Krnka would forever be associated with cartridge altered Russian muskets, just as Trapdoor and Snider are associated with the arms of the United States and Great Britain during the late 1860s and through the 1870s. Three years later, when Bulgaria entered the First World War, 12,800 stand of Krnkas remained in Bulgarian service and many were issued even then to rear echelon troops. 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. $169.91. Add to My Saved Parts. The competition boiled down to that between the simpler Krnka and the more sophisticated Baranov. 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.. Four systems were considered, those of, Unlike much of Europe (but similarly to the United States) Russia never adopted a repeating black powder cartridge rifle, transitioning directly from the, The Russian conversion to the Krnka breech was a refinement of the M1865/66 Krnka rifle which had just previously been adopted by, 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, 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 effective, In general, the Krynka system was well developed for its time. The Six Line percussion rifle musket remained the mainstay of the Russian infantry for a decade. It might be worth investing in some injected glue stabilization at some point to keep the gun from deteriorating in the future. Add to My Saved Parts. 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. But these are not official Russian conversions nor Russian army issued. Reply . 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 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(?). Blank, school and combat cartridge modifications. Vereinsgewehr model 1857 Rifled musket. 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 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. 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! The top of the buttplate and the top of the Krnka breech are marked with the two-headed Russian Eagle along with various other small marks. 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! The initials above the dash-dot-dash line are "S.O.Z.". Three distinct models of Krnkas were converted from existing stores of Russian 6Line Models (the M1856, M1858, and possibly (unconfirmed) a M1859 Dragoon). The steel lower tang does not have the prominent finger spur of the rifles but rather only a very small bump. The upper sling swivel of the infantry rifle is affixed on the bottom of the center screw-retained barrel band, the lower swivel mounting just ahead of the trigger guard in the manner of French rifles of the day. 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. 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. 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