Krag Collectors Association Forum

Here's a table scanned from the Brophy book. Do you see why you're having problems trying to use the [mis]information you found on web?



Buy or borrow a copy of the book and see what else you're missing!

Disregarding the serial and model year, the bogus front sight base is a dead giveaway that the barrel has been shortened. Original Krag front bases are dovetailed and brazed directly to the barrel. The base on yours, probably the 1905 model for the Model 1903 rifle, appears to feature a band around ...

Two things jump out in the photo -
- Front sight base is not original
- Handguard is the rifle model, not carbine with hump.

It appears you have a cut-down rifle. More and better pictures might help identify the stock.

While your Model 1898 Krag was originally quite similar to those used in the Spanish-American war, its serial number and the year 1901 below the acceptance initials (JSA) point to production after the war had ended.

You have described the markings on one component of a Danish Model 1889 Krag. More detail and/or photos would help determine if the rest of it is original or has been modified/replaced.

Although I own and shoot a Norwegian Krag, I've never put a single round of commercial ammunition through it - strictly handloads and the excellent Swedish M41 military ammo. <br /><br />I'd guess from your post that you believe the 6.5 Norwegian Krag requires different ammo than the Swedish Mauser....

<blockquote>Yep, that is almost exactly what I have, no handguard, an 1896 rear sight, except my front sight is a 1903. </blockquote><br />The 1903 model front sight is a pretty rare bird, seen only on the rod-bayonet M1903 rifle. The common sight on the M1903 rifle is the 1905 model, adopted along ...

<blockquote>According to this website the one in To Kill is a Danish 1889 that's been cut down. <br /><br />http://www.imfdb.org/wiki/Krag-Jrgensen</blockquote><br />They couldn't be more wrong. See for yourself -<br /><br /><IMG src="http://content.artofmanliness.com/uploads//2011/02/gun.jpg" alt="...

Dovetailed, brazed, contoured to barrel.