Danish Krag Jørgensen m89 Single shot
Posted: Tue Apr 06, 2021 10:07 pm
Hi everybody,
First post here - also new member.
Today I got my dream rifle. A Danish Krag Jørgensen m89. The reason I wanted it, was because my grandpa was a soldier from 1939-1941. Less than 1 month prior to ww2 starting in Denmark he won "Company shooter Award" for being the best shooter in the whole company. We do have his shooting book from when he won that as well as the award itself. After grandpas soldier time ended, he became a freedom fighter here in Denmark. His group did 196 railroad sabotages + printed illegal papers + picked up weapons dropped by the british for them. He was VERY active as a freedom fighter.
One detail about this, is that their respect for life, was so great, that if there was a chance of anybody getting hurt, they would phone in a threat prior to the sabotage itself. Because of that, only 7 germans were wounded in total and nobody was killed.
So much for the reason why I wanted this m89. Now to the main thing. What on earth do I have here? All the m89s I can find, have a side door for loading 5-6 rounds into the rifle. This one doesnt. Its a single shot only. I know its all original because its numbers matching in all the parts. I also know its built in 1910.
I googled it, and found 1 reference that said it was either a target rifle for the Danish Nations Shooting Club, or it was a training rifle. But the same reference says that they made these between 1883-1903 + 1929. Mine is from 1910 so that doesnt match...
First post here - also new member.
Today I got my dream rifle. A Danish Krag Jørgensen m89. The reason I wanted it, was because my grandpa was a soldier from 1939-1941. Less than 1 month prior to ww2 starting in Denmark he won "Company shooter Award" for being the best shooter in the whole company. We do have his shooting book from when he won that as well as the award itself. After grandpas soldier time ended, he became a freedom fighter here in Denmark. His group did 196 railroad sabotages + printed illegal papers + picked up weapons dropped by the british for them. He was VERY active as a freedom fighter.
One detail about this, is that their respect for life, was so great, that if there was a chance of anybody getting hurt, they would phone in a threat prior to the sabotage itself. Because of that, only 7 germans were wounded in total and nobody was killed.
So much for the reason why I wanted this m89. Now to the main thing. What on earth do I have here? All the m89s I can find, have a side door for loading 5-6 rounds into the rifle. This one doesnt. Its a single shot only. I know its all original because its numbers matching in all the parts. I also know its built in 1910.
I googled it, and found 1 reference that said it was either a target rifle for the Danish Nations Shooting Club, or it was a training rifle. But the same reference says that they made these between 1883-1903 + 1929. Mine is from 1910 so that doesnt match...