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    The KragJørgensen is a repeating bolt-action rifle designed by the Norwegians Ole Herman Johannes Krag and Erik Jørgensen in the late 19th century. It...
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    the time. The rifle ultimately selected for use by the Army was the KragJørgensen, formally adopted as the M1892 Springfield. The cartridge was also used...
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    met Ole H J Krag, and from 1871 Jørgensen worked with Krag on his rifles. As time went on, Jørgensen turned from just doing work for Krag to be an active...
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    thousands KragJørgensen rifles were made for the Danish, Norwegian and US armies. In 1880 he was named director of the armoury. After the KragJørgensen was...
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    The Springfield Model 1892–99 KragJørgensen rifle is a Norwegian-designed bolt-action rifle that was adopted in 1892 as the standard United States Army...
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    ammunition and then purchase small arms of their choice. Norway adopted the KragJørgensen M/1894 rifle, while Sweden adopted the Mauser m/1896 rifle design that...
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    union, arguing for a yes. A day after the EEC referendum, Jørgensen succeeded Jens Otto Krag as Prime Minister of Denmark. He held this position for 14...
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  • both with the Danish Krag–Peterssons and for his efforts with the KragJørgensen the Danes adopted in 1889. France also tested the Krag–Petersson, and adopted...
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  • (62 gr) of gunpowder, and adopted the following year by Denmark in the KragJørgensen M89 rifle. Sweden implemented a major arsenal rebuilding of their M1867...
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  • The KragJørgensen pistol is a semi-automatic pistol of Norwegian origin. The weapon is from the same maker of the bolt-action rifles. Currently, not too...
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    Christian Emil Krag-Juel-Vind-Frijs (8 December 1817 – 12 October 1896) was a Danish nobleman and politician. He was Council President of Denmark from...
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    On the Krag-Jørgensen the magazine is wrapped around the bolt-action to save vertical space and ease loading from the side. The Krag-Jorgensen bolt-action...
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    delayed the advance of 15,000 US troops armed with outclassed Springfield KragJørgensen bolt-action rifles and older single-shot Springfield model 1873 trapdoor...
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    prototype rifles were built—Ole Herman Johannes Krag, the designer of the Krag–Petersson and the KragJørgensen repeating rifles, designed two different magazines...
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  • Spanish–American War, a war that was dominated by the newer Springfield KragJørgensen bolt action rifle. The Model 1888, despite its aged technology, was...
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  • over the KragJørgensen M1894 that it did not suffer from changing point of impact in rainy weather. Thus, many shooters had a KragJørgensen for the sunny...
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  • the advance of 8,500 US troops armed with a mix of outclassed .30–40 KragJørgensen bolt-action rifles and older single-shot, breech-loading Trapdoor Springfield...
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  • Walther PP/K Smith & Wesson Model 10 Browning Hi-Power Welrod Danish 1889 KragJørgensen Swedish Mauser M96 Automatgevar M42 Mauser Karabiner 98k Lee-Enfield...
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  • Scandinavian target shooting, the M67 and the KragJørgensen were the most popular target rifles in Norway. Due to the Krag's propensity to change its point of impact...
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  • January 2024. "KragJorgensen". Modern Firearms. 27 July 2012. Retrieved 11 January 2024. "[Photo] Norwegian troops with Krag-Jørgensen rifles north of...
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    Jens Otto Krag (Danish pronunciation: [ˈjens ˈʌtsʰo ˈkʰʁɑˀw]; 15 September 1914 – 22 June 1978) was a Danish politician, who served as 42nd and 44th prime...
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  • performance. The .30-03 was developed to replace the .30-40 Krag cartridge used in the KragJørgensen rifle, which was the first bolt action rifle adopted by...
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    fortifications begun under Cleveland's first administration. The adoption of the KragJørgensen rifle, the U.S. Army's first bolt-action repeating rifle, was finalized...
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    Norwegian infantry was armed with various models of the Norwegian-designed KragJørgensen 6.5x55 rifles and carbines. The field artillery had Ehrhardt 7.5 cm...
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    American soldiers, most of them armed with new smokeless-powder KragJørgensen rifles in .30-40 Krag caliber, and supported by artillery and Gatling gun fire...
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  • M1907 Carbine variant of the Mosin–Nagant M1907 Carbine variant of the KragJørgensen Dreyse M1907 pistol Roth–Steyr M1907 pistol Schwarzlose M1907/12 machine...
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    brass-jacketed bullets. U.S. regular infantry were armed with the .30–40 KragJørgensen, a bolt-action rifle with a complex magazine. Both the U.S. regular...
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    Kristensen Hedtoft Eriksen Hedtoft Hansen Kampmann Krag Baunsgaard Krag Jørgensen Hartling Jørgensen Schlüter Nyrup Rasmussen Fogh Rasmussen Løkke Rasmussen...
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  • Krag may refer to: Krag (Ninjago), a character in Ninjago Krag (surname) Firearms associated with Ole Herman Johannes Krag: KragJørgensen rifle Krag–Petersson...
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  • War. The report of testing completed on 25 December 1899 stated the KragJørgensen was greatly superior for military service. The remaining 9,900 rifles...
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