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Section 9: Military Weapons Subject: M1896 Carbine Msg# 1156719
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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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For reference, the above message is a reply to a message where: 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  |
