Krag Collectors Association Forum

This is an editorial from "Recreation" after the Spanish American War was over. The editorial promotes peace through strength and is still valid today.<br /><br /><a href='http://s1320.photobucket.com/user/blknutson/media/RecreationA_zps6le8u83p.jpg.html'><IMG src="http://i1320.photobucket...

I too had known some WWI vets in my youth. One that sticks out is the village barber. My hometown had a population under 500 and the barber was 2nd generation to the business there. He and his dad had been cutting the hair of my forefathers since around 1900. He was in his 60's in the 1960's when I ...

The sketch below is of some Internal Revenue Bureau Agents preparing to collect taxes on alcohol and tobacco producers. They would find those making these products and would figure out the tax owed based on the volume. These taxes paid for such things as the Spanish American War. Sometimes, producer...

And of course the Krag was used by other U.S. government agencies besides the military. It was even used on American citizens (criminals) by law enforcement agencies. I cannot readily find a period article I read last year, but the Internal Revenue Department even had the Krag in the early 1900's to...

Being of Norwegian descent actually attracted me to find out what the Krag Jorgensen was about. I bought a sporter to get a feel for the rifle. Then when I found out that I had a Great Grandfather that used this rifle in the Philippine Insurrection and Boxer Rebellion it became my favorite rifle des...

The Krag Jorgensen Rifle (U.S. Magazine Rifle, .30 Caliber, Model of 1892/1896/1898) was exactly what the Ordnance Department wanted. Over 50 rifles were looked at by a Board in 1892. The clip fed Mauser was one of the rifles considered. The Krag was selected even over this rifle due to fear of sold...

Can you put up a picture of the circled P?

Does the faint "P" behind the trigger guard look like this?<br /><br /><a href='http://s1320.photobucket.com/user/blknutson/media/P_zpssi13hrio.jpg.html'><IMG src="http://i1320.photobucket.com/albums/u528/blknutson/P_zpssi13hrio.jpg" alt="img"></a><br /><br />Is there a cartouche on the le...

Looks like you really have something there. The front sight blade isn't a big issue, all in all, and can be easily replaced with the proper blade. Does the barrel measure 22" from the bolt face to the end of the barrel?

That is a seriously great specimen and in amazingly good shape. I had no idea that a Krag Jorgensen would be worth that much, unless it was owned by somebody famous.