Krag Collectors Association Forum

Dan: S&S Firearms, Glendale, N.Y., offers a repro. Krag front sight base that can be brazed or silver-soldered on. (Their extensive catalog can be viewed on-line). They also probably have the hinge-pin you said you need.<br /> A simpler sight solution is to get a 1903 Springfield front sight ban...

If your Krag's receiver has not already been drilled for a scope, it is a pity that it will be happening now. The wood and metal parts of your Krag look quite nice and seem worth preserving. If the barrel were cut to 22 inches and a reproduction front sight or '03 banded front sight were put on, it ...

Fred: If your Krag barrel is actually 24" (from muzzle to bolt face), I estimate 3 inches of fore-end was cut off of the stock and the modified front band was moved rearward.
The quality of the inletting on your stock suggests its original to me.

If it were my Krag, I would put on a 1903 Springfield front sight or Lyman Banded front sight, and put on a common original Krag rifle rear sight, and complete the Mannlicher look. You could play with your Krag as a shooter and enjoy that mint bore, while you slowly decide and assemble parts for a w...

Xylifrost: Look at thread for "Norwegian Krag Serial # Chart". Parashooter replied to your request on Jan. 2nd and provided a drawing on how to install the Krag Sling.

btsman: Your Krag appears to be a Norwegian Carbine Model 1897 for Mountain Artillery and Royal Engineers. It was made in 1901 at the Kongsberg Arms Factory (Crown with "K" marking). It should be in 6.5x55mm (same cartridge as the Swedish Mauser). Your carbine appears to have the plate for...

If your rifle was originally chambered for the 6.5x55 mm cartridge, it is probably a Norwegian Service Rifle or Carbine. These normally have the date of manufacture on the top of the receiver ring and a small crown over a fancy 'K' (for Konberg Armory). Some early Norwegian Krags were built by Steyr...

Your sporterized Norwegian Krag is ruined for a military collector and mainly of interest for parts or to someone who wants to tinker with a "shooter". It would require competent inspection for safety and an investment in front sight work.<br /> The 6.5x54 mm Mannlicher - Schoenauer cartri...

Your rifle appears to have been re-barreled. It seems to be a Norwegian Krag action built in 1901 at the Kongsberg Arms Factory in Norway (Crown mark over a stylized K on Receiver Ring). The original barrel (chambering) would have been in 6.5x55 mm (Swedish Mauser), a longer and larger diameter cart...

Norwegian Krags normaly have the year of manufacture on the receiver ring .