Hi
I have several reference books on this stuff, and I found something I thought was strange. All of the PICTURES IN THE BOOKS I HAVE show 34/40 Krags and the C clip while the pictures showing the 45/70 have the US buckle setup. I also noted that the Philippine Insurrection pictures all showed long guns (both Trapdoors and Krags). I was SOOOO happy I got a Carbine too.
Later