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Section 9: Military Weapons Subject: M1896 Carbine Msg# 1156774
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Built as military, but the Scandinavians (especially the Swedes, the ones I'm mainly familiar with), used their military rifles in what we'd think of as DCM/CMP-style matches. In Sweden those rifles were much altered (allowed by the rules), and I have to suppose the Norwegians did the same. And it is likely some of those could have been imported during the boom years of post-WWII through the 60s.
I can't help with a photo of an altered Norwegian Krag, but here is a legally altered Swedish Mauser. You can see it has been changed significantly from the original military version. If the Norwegians did something similar, it too could be mistaken for a commercial rifle: Image below from Mark Freburg - Image Title: CG63  |
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For reference, the above message is a reply to a message where: Thanks, Mark. You and Frank have brushed some of the cobwebs away.  It was definitely 6.5x55 and a Norwegian Krag. Were those built as sporting rifles or military? I ask because the rifle was beefy and I recall my friend bringing the trigger guard in to the shop to mill some of the excess metal away from the sides so I'm guessing it was a military rifle - sleekness wasn't part of military design philosophy. That was part of a home project on his part to lighten it up a bit.
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