Hi guys, this is my Krnka. In other words, this is the main weapon of the Imperial Russian army in the 1877/78 war with the Turkish empire. Curiously, this is a conversion from a front-filling capsule gun to single shot bullet gun. After the Crimea war, Russia faced the need to get a new gun, suitable for modern warfare. After searching the best way, the idea of the Czech weapons specialist Sebastian Krnka was chosen - well, maybe not the best way, but at least the cheapest and the most useful. The Russian army had a big stock of the old front-filling /front loading/ capsule guns. According to Krnka's method, the back side of the barrel was cut and a brass receiver screwed on the end. This the old weapons became single-shot bullet guns. The spring mechanism was untouched, just the hammer was modified, extended towards the central firing pin, in order to hit it. The conversion wa made from 1867 to the early 1870's, more than 500 000 pieces were finished. So, this is mine. Not perfectly preserved, but the silver birch barely survives time and bad storage, so this one is actually quite good preserved. Yes the hammer is broken, but I have a spare. Will have to find the front ring, that holds the barrel and the wood together - no big deal.