US Model 1896 Krag Carbine
A Cavalry Carbine from the Spanish-American War Era US Model 1896 Krag Carbine, full right-side profile. Photo property of Eisel Armory. Adopted by the U.S. Army in 1896 as a shortened, cavalry-length version of the standard Krag-Jørgensen rifle, the Krag Carbine was chambered in .30-40 Krag, America’s first smokeless-powder military cartridge. It served through the […]
Ottoman Turkish Model 1903 Mauser Rifle
Germany’s Rifle for an Empire at War Right side profile of an Ottoman Model 1903 Mauser rifle. Photo property of Eisel Armory. Adopted by the Ottoman Empire in 1903, this Mauser bolt-action rifle brought the stronger, more modern Gewehr 98 action into Ottoman service while keeping the empire’s existing 7.65×53mm cartridge already in the field. […]