30-40 Krag speedloader

[Nanook of the north]

Hi out there. I was just wondering if anyone knew where to by a speedloader for a 30-40 Krag. Thanks

 

[Jim Watson]

You mean the Parkhurst Device that was a stripper clip adapter at the back of the magazine box? Like this:
http://www.artfact.com/auction-lot/rare-model-1898-krag-rifle-with-parkhurst-stripp-1-c-a871ecbf25

Those things are rare, rare, rare.

Or do you want something modern and tackytickle to shoot the gun fast with?

 

[Ideal Tool]

One of the main reasons U.S. army adopted the Mauser variant, 1903 Springfield was the lack of a practical way of clip or charger loading the Krag.
Jim Watson is right..these are rare..there was a reproduction made on one of the other forums, I seem to remember.

 

[Mike Irwin]

Here are some more pictures of the device from the auction website:

http://www.juliaauctions.com/auctions/catalog_detail_shots.asp?Details=38202&sale=278

You get a really good view of the Parkhurst device in the third picture down.

Rifles so modified are rare and bring a LOT of money.

 

[WIL TERRY]

WHEN I was shooting competition with an 1898 Krag carbine I could speed load it with five from my right hand as fast as any of the '03 boys could do with a stripper clip. To be truthful I do NOT remember one of 'em EVER beating me. AND I do know for a fact that my Krag carbine could outshoot any of their collection of '03 rifles. This is also the reason the Krag was outlawed at Camp Perry in 1908.

 

[smoakingun]

the krag was outlawed at perry? I did not know that.

 

[Jim Watson]

Because it was too accurate?
Or because it was no longer the service rifle?