Agreement Reached to Manufacture Krag Rifles

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Knute1
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Agreement Reached to Manufacture Krag Rifles

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An announcement came out in a December 17, 1892 issue of the "Army and Navy Journal", almost 127 years to the day, that an agreement was reached between the Ordnance Department of the Army and an American agent for the Krag-Jorgensen gun. This is apparently before the additional testing of American designed gun only for further testing of a magazine rifle. The price per gun was not disclosed to the public at that time. Below is what was printed.

The Ordnance Department of the Army has reached an agreement with the American agent of the Krag-Jorgensen gun regarding the right to manufacture the weapon in this country. The details have not yet been made public, but the amount of royalty to be paid is understood to be comparatively small and entirely satisfactory to the War Department. The manufacture of the new weapon will be commenced early in the new year. Most of the plant at the Springfield Armory has already been changed to meet the requirements for the manufacture of the new weapon. It is estimated that about 22,000 stands of arms will be manufactured annually after the new plant is in full and perfect working order. Gen. Flagler had hoped to get a large number of the new weapons in the hands of troops in season for the next rifle competitions, but this is now out of the question. No considerable number can be issued until next autumn, when the competitions will be over. The policy will be to equip one regiment at a time. The order in which this will be done will be determined by the Commanding General upon the recommendations of Department Commanders. While the ordnance authorities would not be surprised, and in fact are rather expecting, to see an inventor come forward with an improvement on the gun adopted, it is their purpose to go ahead with the manufacture of the new weapon until a better weapon is provided. Pending the further development of an American smokeless powder, the Wetterin will be purchased and issued to the troops with the new guns as soon as manufactured.

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