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3/29/2022 5:46:07 PM
 
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Section 9: Military Weapons Subject: M1896 Carbine Msg# 1156610
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The Norwegians used their Krags--and they invented the Krag--in 6.5x55, while the Danes used their Krags in 8x58R. It was the U.S. Krag that was chambered in .30 U.S. Army, known by most civilians here as the .30-40.
As I mentioned to Robert, many Krags that appeared sporterized were not, because the U.S. Army issued carbine versions with short for-ends that didn't require sporterizing for hunting. Of course many long rifle Krags were in fact sporterized, but not as many as people assume. The carbine below is military as-issued. Image below from Mark Freburg - Image Title: M1896 Carbine  |
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For reference, the above message is a reply to a message where: A friend and co-worker of mine took a moose with his in Ontario. A lot were sporterized, I think. I might be confusing this with a civilian Krag since I thought his was 6.5x55 caliber rather than the government .30-40. Can anyone straighten me out here? Anyway, I had a taste of that moose - pretty good! Stu |
