Krag-Jorgensen 1892 - 6.5X55

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For those who responded initially - FYI - I listed and sold the rifle for $350.00 plus shipping. Had 3 offers to buy all within minutes of listing.


I have this Norwegian Krag 6.5X55 manufactured in 1922 which was imported in the early 60s by Globe Firearms, Ottawa and sporterized with the shortened barrel and Monte-Carlo stock.

I don't have much information on what its desirability might be or what $$ it might command in the EE? Any and all opinions or comments are appreciated.

The rifle seems to be in excellent condition. I don't see any blemishes anywhere. The blueing is solid and the wood is nice. The action is smooth and solid. The bore was a bit dirty but I gave it a good cleaning and the rifling looks sharp and no fowling. The barrel length is 21 in. and the L of P is 13 1/2 in.

Photos of the tool marks are included for whatever value or significance they may have.

Accompanying the rifle are 4 boxes (20s) of brass - (unknown how many times fired) and 3 partial boxes of bullets of various weights.

The scope is beat up a bit but shows a clear image with standard fine crosshairs. The make is Karl Kaps which is a German high quality optics firm. This one is 2.5 power X 23mm. The tube is the standard 1 inch dia. The scope is not a current model, have no idea how old it is except it was acquired in the early 60s along with the rifle. What the scope's value might be is a guess at best. It works fine on this rifle.

I'm particularly interested in a reasonable selling value.

Thanks for your time and comments.
 
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It was a 1912 Carbine Krag. Rear sight location machined on barrel near action. Seen clearly in your pics. The 1912 have both round and flat handles. Stamps look like a 1912.
The 1895/7 were 19.5 inch Carbines and actions are shorter.
The 1894 Lang Krag rifles rear sight location many inches forward.
Sporterized Krags that can be unsporterized go for 300-500.
Yours a sporter by Globe, drilled and tapped I think, hot blue,nice stock. To be used as is I would think 400-700. Plus scope.
An original all correct 1912 Carbines are few. 30,000 made but you may never handle one original. Go for 1-2 grand.
 
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Not to piss in your soup, but I would suspect that in the current era of most hunters wanting a plastic-fantastic polymer-acrylic stocked rifle in fluted stainless in at least 6.5 Turbo-Whiz Magnum topped with a 4x12 Swearoffski scope that expecting $400 to $700 would be dreaming.

But you just never know. It's a nice rifle from a certain time. It might really float somebody's boat for $350.
 
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It may be in 6.5 Mannlicher, rather than 6.5 x 55 Swedish. I have two of them. One by Global with similar stock and round bolt knob, Mannlicher. The other unknown in 6.5 Swedish with flattened bolt knob.
 
Rugdoc said:
Not to piss in your soup, but I would suspect that in the current era of most hunters wanting a plastic-fantastic polymer-acrylic stocked rifle in fluted stainless in at least 6.5 Turbo-Whiz Magnum topped with a 4x12 Swearoffski scope that expecting $400 to $700 would be dreaming.

But you just never know. It's a nice rifle from a certain time. It might really float somebody's boat for $350.
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Blastattack said:
I think you could get $300 to $400. Not much more than that.
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Would those $$$ in your opinions include the scope or would the scope add extra value?
 
ronecol said:
Would those $$$ in your opinions include the scope or would the scope add extra value?
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The scope might have historical interest to somebody but what was perhaps a top-of-the line scope 50 or 60 years ago doesn't usually compare to a even a medium grade modern rifle scope.

I think Blastattack if pretty accurate.
 
Someone buys a beater Krag $200. Removes some military hardware. Turns down the barrel,cuts and recrowns. Gets a block of walnut does a ton of work until a finished stock is complete and fits just so. Or buys a semi inletted stock $450, hand checkers and finishes the job. Uses a Universal Jig to find top dead centre, drills, taps, or maybe a Krag does by hand. Buys a base, proper screws $50 and hope it is for European scope $100. Has steel prepped and blued either Hunter or up to black glass for $200+ . Few other things and you end up with that beautiful hunting rifle. Ain't cheap. I like it.
 
I liked that rifle and wanted to buy it, but I’ve bought 6 Norwegian Krag sporters and they’ve all shot like ####...

I’m not bothering anymore.

Beautiful rifle you had though.
 
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