Want to Time Travel to 1893?
Posted: Fri Aug 27, 2021 6:46 am
In 1892 the U.S. Army conducts thorough tests on 53 magazine arms and adopts the Norwegian Krag-Jorgensen.
A big public hue and cry about "The Foreign Rifle", with American Manufacturers, Citizens, and some Congressmen demanding a "re-do".
In early 1893, there are more rifle tests with the Krag-Jorgensen again coming out on top!
What else is going on in 1893? .... Well .... The World's Columbian Exposition is opening in Chicago on May 1st, a year late, to mark the 400th Anniversary of Columbus' Discovery.
Strategically located in the Midwest and reachable by water and rail, The Chicago Event will be huge! (It attracted 27 Million visitors)!
The U.S. Government is 'All In' with money and large planned venues and All Departments Involved. The War Department is expected to put on quite a show (and did)!
Well, being interested in Krag Rifles, I thought that maybe the U.S. Army and Ordnance Department (War Department) took full advantage of this "PR Opportunity" to promote the New Rifle.
This got me focusing on and studying about the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition. Looking for Guns, especially, Krag-Jorgensen rifles and rare prototypes.
I did discover, the main U.S. Government 1893 Exposition displays were located at "The U.S. Government Building", "The U.S. Fisheries Building", "The U.S. Life-Saving Station", and on board "The U.S.S. Illinois".
(I outlined those sights on our map).
A big public hue and cry about "The Foreign Rifle", with American Manufacturers, Citizens, and some Congressmen demanding a "re-do".
In early 1893, there are more rifle tests with the Krag-Jorgensen again coming out on top!
What else is going on in 1893? .... Well .... The World's Columbian Exposition is opening in Chicago on May 1st, a year late, to mark the 400th Anniversary of Columbus' Discovery.
Strategically located in the Midwest and reachable by water and rail, The Chicago Event will be huge! (It attracted 27 Million visitors)!
The U.S. Government is 'All In' with money and large planned venues and All Departments Involved. The War Department is expected to put on quite a show (and did)!
Well, being interested in Krag Rifles, I thought that maybe the U.S. Army and Ordnance Department (War Department) took full advantage of this "PR Opportunity" to promote the New Rifle.
This got me focusing on and studying about the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition. Looking for Guns, especially, Krag-Jorgensen rifles and rare prototypes.
I did discover, the main U.S. Government 1893 Exposition displays were located at "The U.S. Government Building", "The U.S. Fisheries Building", "The U.S. Life-Saving Station", and on board "The U.S.S. Illinois".
(I outlined those sights on our map).