model 1857 six line rifle musket

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. The competition boiled down to that between the simpler Krnka and the more sophisticated Baranov. Given the context, this would be an acronym for "TULSKIY ORUZHEYNIY ZAVOD" which reads "Tula Arms Factory". The Krnka rifles were placed in Bulgarian store for the moment, but not for long. 1857 Dated Antique SPRINGFIELD 1855 Rifle Musket - Guns 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). Product #: 1900440. Double Rifle Twin-Shot Musket Long Gun 28 1854 After the re-equipment of the Russian army with modern M1870 Berdan II rifles, Bulgaria was supplied with an additional number of Krnka rifles and cartridges. The right side of the breech block is numbered with the conversion number, . Overall this is a solid, complete and attractive example of an extremely rare. 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. Like the earlier Russian M1828 and M1839 flintlock muskets, the new percussion M1845 drew heavily on French influences and bore a strong resemblance to the French M1842 Musket, down to the adoption of the back action lock, foregoing the forward action lock that remained standard in the United States, Great Britain and most of Europe, with the exceptions of France and Belgium. 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. Webbreech loading conversion of the muzzle-loading Model 1857 Six Line rifle musket designed by Austro-Hungarian arms maker, Sylvester Krnka. The superiority of the new Enfield versus the Russian muskets was immediately obvious. Initials "T.O.Z." Add to Cart. 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. It was also clear that a new reduced caliber design was the wave of the future. Note the octagonal coupling fitted between the barrel and receiver of these correct Russian Dragoon Krnkas. 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. 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! Photo Credit: User Nick Stanav viawww.gunboards.com/forums. The Vereinsgewehr Rifle, comissioned and produced in 1857, was a rifled musket designed across three Germanic states: Baden, Hesse and Wrttemberg. In 1845, the Russians adopted a new percussion musket, officially leaving the flintlock system behind. 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 90-degree hammer nose engaged this piece at both the half-cock and the fired position to keep the breech closed, requiring the gun to be placed on full-cock in order to load or unload it. Krnka, The soldier's heels are together and his toes point out on a 45 degree angles. " Add to Cart. 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. 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. Initial muzzle velocity was 349 m/s. The Dragoon and Rifles are some 48.5 inches (1,230 mm) long with a 31.1 inch (790mm) long barrel. 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 rifle appears to remain in its 100% complete, correct and original configuration in all respects. 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 rifle is known most often as the Berdan I. The metal of the gun has been lightly cleaned, weakening some of the markings, although they remain mostly legible throughout. WebThe new Model 1857 had a 4.62-inch diameter of bore. The right side of the breech block is also stamped, . 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. 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. WebModel: 1857 PERCUSSION MUSKET RIFLE. at a length of 1340 mm, barrel of 939 mm and weight of 4.4 kg. The lock plate is marked with manufacturers marking which may be Russian arsenal or foreign manufactured. 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. Lockplate of a Russian M1856/69 & M1858/69 Krnka Dragoon Rifle. The Model 1873 was particularly successful, being marketed by the manufacturer as 'The Gun that Won the Their performance in the Russo-Turkish War of 1877-1878 (the no less than tenth war between these two powers up to that time!) 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 .) Unfortunately, this is the best that I was able to do given the age and wear of the rifle's buttstock. WebA scarce Russian Model 1857/66 Krnka breechloading conversion rifle Serial no. WebThe M1867 Russian Krnka ( ) was a breech loading conversion of the muzzle-loading Model 1857 Six Line rifle musket designed by Austro-Hungarian arms Another Liege-built M1856 6-Line rifle converted to Krnka, this example manufactured and marked by Beuret Frres (Beuret Brothers), Liege 186(?). Eligible for FREE shipping *. 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.") Krnkas system was very simple and is quite similar to both the English Snider and French Tabatire alterations. Touch device users, explore by touch or with swipe gestures. Explore. 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 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. On the Krnka alterations a combination of assembly mating numbers is typically encountered, both from the original percussion assembly and from the alteration process. Add to Cart. The metal of the gun has been lightly cleaned, weakening some of the markings, although they remain mostly legible throughout. For the collector of Russian muzzleloading muskets, this is the final example chronologically for your collection. The bore of the rifle remains in VERY GOOD condition as well. . Photos Courtesy ofhttps://collegehillarsenal.com/. She extended Russian territorial gains through additional conquest,, making Imperial Russia one of the great European powers. WebMusket Rifles Traditions Classic Musket line have high quality premium metal and wood finishes including hand-oiled wood stocks. Peace and states of emergency. 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. 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 initials above the dash-dot-dash line are "S.O.Z.". Russian, Case: Straight-rimmed center-fire brass case loaded with 5.07 grams of black powder. In particular, it was distinguished by a very strong bolt group - a similar design was used in the Krynka-Gan fortress gun of 20.4 mm. Description: CIVIL WAR ENFIELD STYLE SPANISH CONTRACT MODEL 1857 OR P1857 PERC. About its production, packaging and combat distribution to units. The Russian conversion to the Krnka breech was a refinement of the M1865/66 Krnka rifle which had just previously been adopted by Montenegro. Our research regarding the conversion and manufacturing of the Krnka system conversion rifles is, well, admittedly confusing. 23 per minute. Catherine continued westernizing Russia, introduced French culture into Russia and greatly improved education of the Russian nobility. 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. 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. M1859/69 Dragoon Rifle Photo: Credit: Russian Museum of National Military History. .. In general, the Krynka system was well developed for its time. 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. 1876 Photo Credit:http://zonwar.ru/news5/news_986_Rifle_Gana-1876.html, Other M1869 Krnka Short rifles and Carbines. Buttstock of a Krnka Dragoon rifle compared with that of a M1869 Infantry/marksman rifle. 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. Bullet: A round-nosed, 36.9 gram hollow-based lead bullet developing about 300 m/s (~ 985f/s) when fired from the rifle. 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. 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. 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. 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). Add to My Saved Parts. 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. (Pretty serious energy!). 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. Regarding the first two rifles mentioned above, it should be noted that the Russian Ministry of Defense, being advised by senior army officers, set the sight of the Infantry Rifle not at 1200 steps, but at 600 steps, the so-called "short sight" despite the rifles having identical ballistic performances. 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. The Russians only ever converted their 6-Line rifles to the three models of Krnkas referenced above, the M1856/69 Krnka Marksman (or sharpshooter) rifle, the M1858 Infantry rifle and the M185(? 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. M1856/69 Russian Krnka Marksman rifle ( ) Photo Credit:https://naukatehnika.com/russkaya-vintovka-sistemyi-krnka.html, M1858/69 Russian Krnka Infantry rifle ( )- Photo Courtesy ofadamsguns.com. 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. It retains strong rifling and shows scattered light pitting and some frosting along its length. The Six Line percussion rifle musket remained the mainstay of the Russian infantry for a decade. Lockplate Complete w/ Hammer, 1857/69 Carbine. 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. Please Note: This site is best viewed on a desktop, laptop or tablet computer. In 1866 the Russians began the process on converting these muzzle-loading rifles to breech-loading systems. Buttstock of a Krnka Dragoon rifle compared with that of a M1869 Infantry/marksman rifle. Photo Credit: User Nick Stanav via. This detent system is almost identical to the Tabatire but for its positioning. The blades have a triangular cross section, with a base much larger than the other two faces. The Bulgarians were gifted by their Russians allies with well more than 100,000 Krnkas following the Russo-Turkish War of 1878-1879. 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. . Exceptionally, WebThis musket is a Lige (Belgium) made gun, a copy of a French Model 1857 Rifle Musket. Most sadly, as the pictured rifle spent too much of its life in Afghanistan, the rear sight is now missing so no information is available on this rifles rear sight as issued. Photo Credit: User Nick Stanav via. The M1855 rifle-musket was the first U.S. regulation arm to use the .58-cal. Sylvester 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. Also, the stock was narrower than other 6-line rifles. As the Ottoman empire was breaking up, France, Great Britain and Russia all had interests in its territories. 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. M1856, Photos Credit:www.jjmilitaryantiques.com. 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. 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. By now metallic cartridges had been much improved and their advantages were clearly evident. 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. None of these rifles and variants are fitted with dedicated bayonet lugs, all securing their socket bayonets on the conventional front sight block. The barrel was made in Belgium and had proof marks from Lige since the Russians bought Belgian barrels at the time. 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! 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. Product #: 1940180. 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. 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. The Krnka Dragoon rifle is easily and at once the most distinctive of the Russian Krnka conversions. WebModel: 1857 PERCUSSION MUSKET RIFLE. 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. Lockplate of a foreign-purchased Russian M1856 or M1858 6-Line rifle subsequently converted to M1869 Krnka that has been re-altered to a short rifle the same dimensions as a Russian M1869 Dragoon rifle. The original cleaning rod/ramrod remains in place, numbered with the matching conversion assembly number. It was adopted. 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. 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! Is it "SESTRORETSKIY ORUZHEYNIY ZAVOD" which means "Sestroretsk Arms Factory"? 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 newly constructed M1869 Krnka rifles at the Izhevsk Arms Plant while the Russians struggled to get production going of the just-adopted Berdan II rifle. Fortress gun Ghana arr. 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. M1860 Cossack 6-Lline rifle Photo Credit: This rifle, the M1860 Cossack 6-Line rifle, was never converted to the Krnka system. Note the octagonal coupling fitted between the barrel and receiver of these correct Russian Dragoon Krnkas. (Non-U.S.) Black Powder, Metallic Cartidge, Military Rifles. rifles were six-shot repeaters, while the wartime THREE BAND RIFLE MUSKET, DATED 1864. However, based on Russian sources we believe it to have been the short-leaf (600m range) sight. 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. 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 left arm is fully extend, the musket rests in the hollow of the shoulder and the butt is slightly forward. 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. 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. Astonishingly, the Krnka was officially adopted in March of 1869. Add to My Saved Parts. 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). : ; : , 2005. Tags: There was never a Russian Cossack Krnka nor a Russian Krnka carbine. Markings on a Krnka Converted "6-Line" rifle, M1856/69 & M1856/69 Russian Krnka lockplate markings. The M1867 Russian Krnka ( ) was a breech loading conversion of the muzzle-loading Model 1857 Six Line rifle musket designed by Austro It is full-length and fully threaded at the end. 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. 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. We believe that to be unlikely. Despite the adoption of improved technology, the Russian Krnka alterations remained in service for several decades after they were obsolete. The best current theory as to their origins is that these well-made rifles are later Bulgarian adaptations from Russian Krnkas supplied to them. There were no ballistic differences between these rifles, only the military authorities' beliefs in the ability of various soldiers to hit their targets at longer ranges! This was specifically a result of the disbelief of the authorities in the infantryman's ability to hit targets at a long distance. Manufacturer: FRENCH. Watch. Web0.54 in (14 mm) Action. 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 no sling swivels but rather ferrule reinforced slots half-way up the forestock and through the buttstock. 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 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. 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 .). Revised August 24, 2003, Copyright 1997-2023 Keith Doyon & Josh Underkofler. 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. 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. Since Colt no longer had a manufacturing facility, he contracted with Eli Whitney of Whitneyville, Connecticut, to produce these guns. )/69 Krnka Dragoon rifle. 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. Romania: It is believed by Balkan researchers that Romania also acquired surplus Russian Krnka rifles, but we have not been able to verify this. This M1858 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. 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. Developed from the 1860 Henry rifle, Winchester rifles were among the earliest repeaters. This sub-assembly number appears on the bottom of the barrel and on the right side of all of the barrel bands as well. WebThis unique rifle is a Russian muzzle loader Model 1857 Six Line Infantry Musket, designed by Czech gunmaker Sylvester Krnka. However, the real trump card of the English was their newly adopted Pattern 1853 Enfield Rifle musket, a reduced caliber .577 bore long arm with three-groove rifling and an adjustable 900-yard backsight. 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. Bulgaria: The Russian Krnka rifles were also supplied by Russia to, and adopted by, Bulgaria and Serbia, at the time vassel states of Russia. The breech was opened by pivoting a steel block to the left. 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. 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. condition as well. Unlike much of Europe (but similarly to the United States) Russia never adopted a repeating black powder cartridge rifle, transitioning directly from theM1870 Berdan IIto the well designed and long-lived M1891 smokeless powder Mosin-Nagant. Never take a Krnka's word for it regarding any rear sight that it carries! $49.80. 4) The M1860 Cossack Rifle ( 1860 .) The rifle is now in firing position. The parent rifles' serial numbers are usually found on the side of the barrels near the breech, but may be located on either side of the barrel. 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. Regardless, many, if not most, of the short-sight Krnkas were transferred after the war to the Bulgarians anyway. Conversions were carried out at The donor rifles original trigger guard mounted sling swivel has been replaced with a simple steel plug. Unfortunately by this time the Berdan series of rifles was well established and further development of the Krnka was abandoned. Russian military setbacks during the early-mid 19th century forced the Russians to adopt somewhat reduced bore muskets with rifled barrels, leading the adoption the M1856 and related M1858 "6-Line" (.60 caliber) rifles. Photo Credit:https://www.catawiki.com/en/l/23768575-russia-sylvestr-krnka-model-1857-single-shot-percussion-musket-15-2mm, Follow-On Rifle(s): M1868 Russian Berdan I. Figure 87 View of the assembled lock of the Krnka rifle. 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. 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. The total weight of the gun, carriage, limber, and implements was 3,865 pounds. Markevits Rutsnoe ognestrelnoe oruzie, armii konca XIV-XVIII vekov. Like most all of the large caliber, stop-gap rifle conversions of the late 1860s, the Krnkas became obsolete quite quickly. The heads of various 15.2 Russian Krnka cartridges illustrating their obvious Berdan primer holes and primers. 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