Canadian Krag-Jorgensen collectors???

Noel: cool, you have a M1896 carbine that went through the upgrade program in the early 1900s and was fitted with a M1899 stock and M1901 rear sight. The pin should drive out either way. You say the rear sight has a "wide V"? If so it has been filed open as it should have a very narrow U notch.

I have the same carbine in my collection. There are very few all original M1896 carbines around and they go for a premium here in the States (usually in excess of $3000).

You can still pick up decent M96/98 Krag rifles for under a $1000 but carbines now go for $1500 and up. I spoke with a well known author and collector of US martial arms a couple of years ago and he bragged that he had just bought an all original M1892 Krag (1st version) and while he wouldn't tell me the exact price he intimated that it was "...on the high side of $10,000." Sigh.....:(
 
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Paraman said:
Noel: cool, you have a M1896 carbine that went through the upgrade program in the early 1900s and was fitted with a M1899 stock and M1901 rear sight. The pin should drive out either way. You say the rear sight has a "wide V"? If so it has been filed open as it should have a very narrow U notch.

I have the same carbine in my collection. There are very few all original M1896 carbines around and they go for a premium here in the States (usually in excess of $3000).

You can still pick up decent M96/98 Krag rifles for under a $1000 but carbines now go for $1500 and up. I spoke with a well known author and collector of US martial arms a couple of years ago and he bragged that he had just bought an all original M1892 Krag (1st version) and while he would tell me the exact price he intimated that it was "...on the high side of $10,000." Sigh.....:(
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I don't feel so bad for paying $500 for this one anymore.:D I still feel it was $100-150 too much with the bubba mods but the guy would not budge and I couldn't find any others as nice.

If the rear leaf was filed out someone sure did a nice job of it, looked original to me, must have been done a very long time ago and honed out with a stone, no file marks at all. It is quite thin and sharp where they would have to open it up. Maybe they had to do that to regulate the sights to hit at 100 yds with the lowest adjustment, who knows. I wish they had left it alone and used a taller front sight.:slap: 1/16" sure makes a big difference. I would not say it is a wide vee, more of a deep vee.
You can see it here.
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Note the other two sight grooves are U's like you said yet the main one is a deep Vee. I need to find a replacement I guess and a taller front sight. The way it is target aquisition is not quick at all and this will be used as a timber rifle for Elk, Moose, Bear and such critters.

Thanks for your help!
 
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Thinking of of, I have once in Canada seen a Danish Krag action for sale, and the only complete rifle I have ever come across for sale, has been in my collection for many years.
 
Is there any such thing as a 1903 krag ? I just happened upon a a very interesting to me old rifle that has
Mannlicher Schoenauer 6.5 stamped on the barrel, and 1903 with some bizarre proof mark on the ring, but appears to be a krag ?
 
gravis said:
Is there any such thing as a 1903 krag ? I just happened upon a a very interesting to me old rifle that has
Mannlicher Schoenauer 6.5 stamped on the barrel, and 1903 with some bizarre proof mark on the ring, but appears to be a krag ?
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Interesting. I wonder if this is a 6,5x54 MS like the first krag I laid hands on. Barrel marking would suggest so
 
Did you sell a Stumpf Krag rifle? Did it have dirty birds stamped on it? If so you may have sold a really rare version of said rifle.
R711
 
I have a tired old 30-40 Krag with a great bore and a sh*tty stock.
Low serial numbers though, 1994 IIRC.
It's my favorite milsurp though, hands down.
Smooth action, smoothest that I've handled on a milsurp
 
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Did you sell a Stumpf Krag rifle? Did it have dirty birds stamped on it? If so you may have sold a really rare version of said rifle.
R711
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I have a sporterized Stomperud Krag myself. The wood needs work but the stamps are plain to see. The Norwegians did not put in the usual standard for these rifles as they were not big fans of the Germans.
 
I only have one Norwegian Krag right now. A very nice sported in 6.5x55. I had another sporter in 6.5x54ms. Barrel was black and looked like the tunnel to hell. Most of the sported Krags I have seen in Canada have dark bores.
 
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gravis said:
Is there any such thing as a 1903 krag ? I just happened upon a a very interesting to me old rifle that has
Mannlicher Schoenauer 6.5 stamped on the barrel, and 1903 with some bizarre proof mark on the ring, but appears to be a krag ?
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That 1903 is the manufacture date. It is an 1896. One of the converted sporters made up for the Canadian market. For some reason, 6.5x54MS was easier to get at the time than 6.5 Swede. Go Figure. I got rid of mine as it would keyhole and had about a 6' group @ 100 yars.
 
I had a very nice, almost excellent condition Norwegian 6.5x55mm Steyr 1897 built Krag rifle with original issue sling. I sold it awhile ago on the EE.

Here are some pictures of it -

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