We had the loan of a fine old Krag Model 1898 rifle with an excellent bore, lots of remaining bluing and fine wood, though the metalwork was showing signs of incipient rust and neglect here and there. Better condition commands a higher price. Krag-Jorgensen 1898 Springfield 30-40 Krag, about $1500įrom a brief look at Internet prices, a good Krag can be had for anywhere from $750 up to $2500 for rarer numbers.
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We tested our sample with Remington 180-grain PSP Core-Lokt and with HSM (Montana) 165-grain soft-point boattails. However, the rifles were well made and turned out to be mighty sturdy despite the so-called limitation of having only one bolt lug. The Krag’s ballistics were a good step behind those of the majority of other countries’ rifles at the turn of the century. In fact we were unable to intentionally foul the loading process. Each cartridge should be inserted so the rim of the next one would be behind the preceding one, though the Krag’s magazine lines them up perfectly all by itself as you close the box. It could not be stripper-clip loaded, though the infantryman could top off the five-shot magazine without opening the bolt. forces was short, it saw service up until at least WWII in other nations. hands as well, but was quickly replaced by the 1903 Springfield 30-06. The Krag rifle saw action in a few other conflicts in U.S. Navy used the Lee 6mm rifle in that conflict. Army in the Spanish-American war of 1898, as was the old 1873 Springfield. According to Frank De Haas in Bolt Action Rifles, 3rd Edition (1995), as finally adopted and produced at Springfield Arsenal, the Krag fired a 200-grain round-nose bullet at a velocity of around 2000 fps. decided on the Norwegian Krag-Jorgensen, with a few modifications, as a replacement for the single-shot 1873 “trapdoor” Springfield with its 45-70 black-powder cartridge. After deliberation over more than 50 entries, in 1892 the U.S. Krag ammunition manufactured in this country is limited to about 40-42,000 psi, well within the rifle’s capabilities.īy 1890 every major power in the world had a bolt-action rifle for its military services except the United States. The first Norwegian cartridge for this rifle was identical to that which has become known as the 6.5×55 Swedish, but the proof-testing cartridges were of lower pressure than those used later in the history of the 6.5×55. The Danes had it chambered for the 8x58R cartridge and used it until at least 1940. Denmark adopted the design first, in 1889, preceding Norway’s acceptance of it in 1894. Ole Krag and Erik Jorgensen in Norway in the late 1800s.
The Krag-Jorgensen rifle was invented by Capt.
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