![]() Instead of a charger, single cartridges are inserted through the side opening, and are pushed up, around, and into the action by a spring follower. While many other rifles of its era use an integral box magazine loaded by a charger or stripper clip, the magazine of the Krag–Jørgensen is integral with the receiver (the part of the rifle that houses the operating parts), featuring an opening on the right hand side with a hinged cover. About 300 were delivered to Boer forces of the South African Republic.Ī distinctive feature of the Krag–Jørgensen action is its magazine. It was adopted as a standard arm by Norway, Denmark, and the United States. The Krag–Jørgensen is a repeating bolt-action rifle designed by the Norwegians Ole Herman Johannes Krag and Erik Jørgensen in the late 19th century. As I recall, it doesn't mention the lawsuit over the "Old Reliable" marking so Droege must have lost that right sometime after 1987.580 m/s (1900 ft/s) to 870 m/s (2860ft/s) depending on ammunition There's a pretty good article about Shiloh Rifles in the 1987 edition of Gun Digest. I'd guess that the 50-70 probably has the larger firing pin. Easy enough to check by removing the block. For heavy smokeless powder loads you definitely want the smaller diameter firing pin. Soon, however, Wolf switched to the smaller firing pin, but the old larger ones were still available if someone wanted his rifle built that way. Early on, all the military Shiloh rifles and carbines had the big firing pins as the rifles closely mimicked the original Sharps. I have a later 45-70 SRC I got used without the "Old reliable" markings and it is serial number 97xx.Īs for using smokeless powder, on the many of the earlier (Farmingdale mostly) the firing pins are the larger, original Sharps, sized firing pins. The 30-40 I have was the last new Shiloh I bought. I'm not sure when Wolf lost his lawsuit with the guy across the street, but it must have been in the late 1980's. I ordered that rifle in early December 1985 and received it is mid-January of 1986. The first Shiloh (or second) made in 30-40 Krag is serial numbered in the low 7700s and has the"Old Reliable" stamp on the barrel. I think there were about 10,000 rifles made by Wolf Droege, founder of the Shiloh Rifle company. If you will re-read my post you will see that I said they were pre-Bryan Shiloh rifles. ![]()
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