All shorter Krnka rifles are either Bulgarian conversions for special-troop use, or locally altered post-service for civilian use. 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 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. 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. 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. A combination musket-style front sight and bayonet lug was located on the top of the barrel, slightly less than 1 from the muzzle, allowing the mounting of a traditional angular socket bayonet. M1859/69 Dragoon Rifle Photo: Credit: Russian Museum of National Military History. WebModel: 1857 PERCUSSION MUSKET RIFLE. 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. To load from the shoulder standing. To further confuse things, the guns were serial numbered on their buttplates when they were originally manufactured, and the Krnka breeches were also serial numbered when they were produced. A special thanks to Ilija Stanislevik, S. J. Zielinski, Vlads Rybalko, Eduardo Fontenla, RosarioArgentina, Nicholas Stanav, and Darrell Gossfor their information! WebFor other collectable antique military firearms, take a look at our inventory of antique U.S. martial pistols and Civil War revolvers, foreign military surplus antique handguns, and foreign military antique long guns. Photo Credit: User Nick Stanav viawww.gunboards.com/forums, M1869 Krnka Dragoon lower barrel band. The rifles cartridge consisted of a compound sleeve made of brass tape with an inner cup. The initials above the dash-dot-dash line are "S.O.Z.". The right side of the breech block is also stamped 174. Shipping Info Buyer's Premium Then-Secretary of War Jefferson Davis authorized the adoption The two primary rifles of the infantry were the M1856/69 "Marksman" rifle converted from the earlier M1856 6-Line rifles and identified by its long-leaf rear sight, and the M1858/69 "Infantry" rifle converted from the stocks of M1858 6-Line rifles, having shorter rear sight leaves. 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. (Non-U.S.) Black Powder, Metallic Cartidge, Military Rifles. 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. For questions or more information about our firearms or policies, call us at (877) 214-9327 or email info@collectorsfirearms.com. Catherine continued westernizing Russia, introduced French culture into Russia and greatly improved education of the Russian nobility. None of these rifles and variants are fitted with dedicated bayonet lugs, all securing their socket bayonets on the conventional front sight block. The blades have a triangular cross section, with a base much larger than the other two faces. The 141-page book contains detailed, as yet unpublished, information on the individual parts of the rifle, their markings, drawings of all components, a description of the function, including how to adjust and check the rifle for its reliable and safe function. While not especially accurate, the fortress rifles were effective at moderately close ranges. Marksman - 200 paces (142 m; 156 yds) to 1,200 paces (855 m; 935 yards). Overall this is a solid, complete and attractive example of an extremely rare Russian Model 1856/67 Krnka Rifle. The Model 1873 was particularly successful, being marketed by the manufacturer as 'The Gun that Won the Romania: It is believed by Balkan researchers that Romania also acquired surplus Russian Krnka rifles, but we have not been able to verify this. Our research regarding the conversion and manufacturing of the Krnka system conversion rifles is, well, admittedly confusing. The Krnka Dragoon rifle is easily and at once the most distinctive of the Russian Krnka conversions. 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. 23 per minute. which had a shorter barrel of 863 mm and a rear sight with range calibrated to 800 steps (568 m).We have been wholly unable to find any photo or drawing of the The M1859 Dragoon Rifle ( 1859 .). It was also clear that a new reduced caliber design was the wave of the future. My Collecting "philosophy" and the "universe" of what I focus on. Hne Heke (4,389 words) Wright's troops were armed with the new Springfield Model 1855 rifle-musket. . CIVIL WAR ENFIELD STYLE SPANISH CONTRACT MODEL 1857 OR P1857 PERC. These muzzleloaders are authentic, true reproductions. 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. WebApr 3, 2020 - Miller Conversion of a Model 1861 Rifle-Musket. All other parts, 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. The stock shows the most wear and tear, having been lightly sanded and leaving the two cartouches only shadows of their former selves. It has a conventional 6-Line rifle brass nose cap but the stock is fixed only with two very thin barrel bands, the upper being only friction held and the lower being spring retained. In this drawing the rifle is shown with a long rear sight leaf. 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. 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. The buttplate of the gun is stamped on the bottom with the serial number 57135, which was the original percussion musket serial number. Numrich Gun Parts Corporation. The photos should do a good job of depicting the condition of the stock. 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. 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. The rear sight leaves on Krnka rifles are held in place with very easily removed (and thus very easily lost) simple thumbscrews (see pics below). The action of the rifle remains in crisp, fully functional condition with all of the various pieces of the mechanism appearing to function correctly. Their performance in the Russo-Turkish War of 1877-1878 (the no less than tenth war between these two powers up to that time!) Please Note: This site is best viewed on a desktop, laptop or tablet computer. WebFive thousand Model 1865 conversions were produced at Springfield, utilizing the older rifle muskets and retaining their .58 caliber. The so-called "fortress guns" over time were quite widely used to defeat manpower behind shelters and protective structures. Vereinsgewehr model 1857 Rifled musket. The Six Line percussion rifle musket remained the mainstay of the Russian infantry for a decade. 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. Photo Credit: User Nick Stanav viawww.gunboards.com/forums. 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. In 1845, the Russians adopted a new percussion musket, officially leaving the flintlock system behind. The donor rifles original trigger guard mounted sling swivel has been replaced with a simple steel plug. 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 new rifle replaced the 7-line smooth-bore barrel with a rifled 6-line one. 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 buttplate of the gun is stamped on the bottom with the serial number, , which was the original percussion musket serial number. 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. Krnkas system was very simple and is quite similar to both the English Snider and French Tabatire alterations. In early wars with the Turks, Russia gained a firm foothold on the Black Sea for the first time. Markevits Rutsnoe ognestrelnoe oruzie, armii konca XIV-XVIII vekov. 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). Note that the Model 1860 6-Line Cossack rifle is another matter as Russian sources state that it was primarily purchased for the Cossacks from German and Belgian factories, although Russian Imperial examples were manufactured, as was the example noted above. The best current theory as to their origins is that these well-made rifles are later Bulgarian adaptations from Russian Krnkas supplied to them. The Krnka is identified by its large (15mm+) caliber barrel with barlycorn front sight, simple brass nosecap, its tall, flat, perpendicular-head hammer, bronze receiver with iron breech opening to the left, a back-action lock mechanism, a brass trigger guard with iron trigger guard tang and finger spur, and brass buttplate. Peace and states of emergency. Initial muzzle velocity was 349 m/s. WebModel 1853 Enfield rifle musket. WebThe M1867 Russian Krnka ( ) was a breech loading conversion of the muzzle-loading Model 1857 Six Line rifle musket designed by Austro-Hungarian arms 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. 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. U.S. Model 1855 Springfield: The Rifle-Musket of the Regulars 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. THREE BAND RIFLE MUSKET, DATED 1864. 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. Buttstock of a Krnka Dragoon rifle compared with that of a M1869 Infantry/marksman rifle. 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. 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. In contrast, the Krnka cleaning rod head is specifically flat and not concave. 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. This was specifically a result of the disbelief of the authorities in the infantryman's ability to hit targets at a long distance. Still, following that war, substantial numbers of Russian Krnkas of all varieties were transferred to the newly restored Bulgarian army, which is how they wound up participating in the Serbian-Bulgarian War of 1885 and even the Balkans War of 1912-1913! 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 (. Markings on a Krnka Converted "6-Line" rifle, M1856/69 & M1856/69 Russian Krnka lockplate markings. WebThe M1867 Russian Krnka ( ) was a breech loading conversion of the muzzle-loading Model 1857 Six Line rifle musket designed by Czech arms maker, Brown Target Sharpshooter / Sniper Rifle 26 1855 Joslyn Rifle Single-Shot Carbine / Rifle Long Arm 27 1863 Lindsay Model 1863 U.S. Bullet: A round-nosed, 36.9 gram hollow-based lead bullet developing about 300 m/s (~ 985f/s) when fired from the rifle. 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. This rifle was fitted with a long-leaf rear sight calibrated to 1200 steps (853 m); M1856/69 Russian Krnka Marksman rifle ( ) Photo Courtesy:https://naukatehnika.com/russkaya-vintovka-sistemyi-krnka.html. 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. Pinterest. 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. As the Russian arms of the period were not fully interchangeable, assembly numbers were stamped throughout the guns. The metal of the gun has been lightly cleaned, weakening some of the markings, although they remain mostly legible throughout. 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. 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. WebWhen autocomplete results are available use up and down arrows to review and enter to select. Extraction was also a weak spot in the design, so the cleaning rod was sometimes used to aid extracting a stuck fired case. 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. Available in .58 or .69 calibers and approved by the North-South Skirmish Association (N-SSA). Web1857 Harpers Ferry Model 1855 Percussion Rifle-Musket 24 1860 Henry Model 1860 Lever-Action Repeating Rifle 25 1860 J.F. M1860 Cossack 6-Lline rifle Photo Credit:http://www.islin-ovko.ru/e/269-o-kazachey-vintovke-zamolvite-slovo. 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. The wide base faces the barrel to reduce the potential for injuring the loading hand when loading muzzle-loading rifles. The pre-war .44-cal. Add to Cart. 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. Add to My Saved Parts. The right side of the breech block is also stamped, . 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. 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. 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. Model: 1857 PERCUSSION MUSKET RIFLE. As of September 1, 1912, Bulgarian records indicate that there were 12,925 Krnkas still in inventory. 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. Initials "T.O.Z." It was adopted by the Russian Empire in 1869, and was similar to the contemporary Snider-Enfield and Tabatiere conversions. WebIn the shoulder arms position the musket is carried with the butt in the left hand with the barrel facing front. Revised March 17, 1999 In 1870, the Russians adopted the Colt manufactured single-shot Model 1868 breechloading rifle, which had been invented by Hiram Berdan of the Berdan Sharpshooters of American Civil War fame. 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. As noted the M1856/67 Rifle remains in VERY GOOD condition. 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. 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. 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. that represent 652A:89 @C659=K9 02>4, or the Izhevesk Arms Factory, over the manufacturing date of 1863. Figure 87 View of the assembled lock of the Krnka rifle. The new design retained the French-style back action lock of the earlier M1845 muskets, which was retained by a single lock screw that passed through the front of the lock, screwing into a rounded triangular escutcheon on the counterpane and by a single spanner screw at the tail of the lock. Thus, a standard Krnka alteration will bear the serial number of the percussion gun on its butt, the serial number of the breech on both the bronze and steel components and a conversion assembly mating number on many of the parts. The choice of the Krnka system hinged on it's relative simplicity, low precision needed for manufacture of the conversion parts, potential for die-forging the receiver to near-finished dimensions (making production far cheaper and faster), and the ease of adapting the hammer to the system's striker. (To identify a Non-US issued / Black Powder Metallic Cartridge / Military / Rifle). 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. The striker is struck by the rifles new hammer which is mated to the existing M1856 back-action lock mechanism. Use tab to navigate through the menu items. 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. 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 heads of various 15.2 Russian Krnka cartridges illustrating their obvious Berdan primer holes and primers. 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 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. Eligible for FREE shipping *. Beuret Frres was another relatively large and prominent Belgian gunmaker in the late 19th century. 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. 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). WebSouthern states obtained a quantity of M1855 rifle-muskets on their state militia allotments before the war. The M1855 rifle-musket was the first U.S. regulation arm to use the .58-cal. Technical and financial considerations prevailed and the Commission gave preference to the Krnka system. Their socket bayonets on the bottom with the serial number a quantity of M1855 rifle-muskets on their militia! 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