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So I just discovered my Opa has what appears to be a Krag. I didn't have a ton of time to look at it but I noticed the loading procedure seems to be quite weird. The rifle looks incredibly good, the bore is great and there are very few marks and scuffs on the wood.

Is this something of value that I should be convincing my Opa to sell to me? Doesn't look like it's been used since my Dad used to hunt with it 30 years ago. It's just sitting in his closet with a trigger lock and a lot of dust on it.

Also the ammunition type doesn't seem to be common either, any chance anyone know where I could buy the stuff?


I also have reason to believe it's the Norwegian Krag as my dad remembered it took a 6.5X55 rimless.


On another interesting note I also found two other beauties. He has a double barreled shotgun and a over/under that both look incredible. My dad said he also has what I think would be a Enfield Jungle Carbine by his description of it (sporterized).
 
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Sounds like a Norwegian Krag(6.5x55)...Congratulations(if you get a hold of it). Its not often you find one with a decent bore. Its even more rare to find one that hasn't been sporterised...I'm still searching.
 
6.5x55 is a fairly common cartridge, easy to find. It will be a nice shooting gun, easy on the shoulder and should be plenty accurate.
 
What're ballpark prices on krags? By that I mean to ask - what would a decent sporter be worth, high and low end, and a run of the mill full wood one?

I ask because it's semi relevant, and every time I see one I don't know what it's worth.
 
H Wally said:
What're ballpark prices on krags? By that I mean to ask - what would a decent sporter be worth, high and low end, and a run of the mill full wood one?

I ask because it's semi relevant, and every time I see one I don't know what it's worth.
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Extremely few Norwegian Krags in Canada that haven't been cut down/sporterized. The 1894 Kongsberg Krag was the most prevelant manufactured, with the 1912/1916 carbine second. But there appears to be more of the carbine variants here in north america. Again full military configuration Kongsberg Krags are rare, and as such anything original will be minimum $1000+

Cut down variants, which are plentyfull, are starting at $50.

Even with a good bore and relatively good shape, any sporterized model, I don't think, should be over $300.

US Krags are similar thoughts for anything sporterized, with full military being somewhat more common than Kongsberg rifles. Therefore US military Krags are somewhat less, but can also be expensive depending on the model. US Krags are a big world as well.

At least that's my .02 worth.
 
I would tend to disagree!
Twice now I have been offered more than $3500.US for my 1929 George Gibbs "sporterized" in 1898 Springfield Kraig.

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Norwegian Military rifles are very hard to get (as mentioned unsporterized). There was a company many years back bringing them into Canada. I cannot find any ref.

parts for the Norwegian Krags are very costly too. , The last time I did a restore job the stock ran me about $250 USD or back then it was $375 CDN. All the parts stock, bands, bolts, screws, etc are massively expensive. an the Norwegians know it too, that is if you can find someone to sell them to you.

I had a Stomperud Krag carbine, made in 1944 Nazi proofed, Number 13 made. The band, stock serial numbers miss match, but it is restored. See pict.

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or go to here http://www.bubba-surplus.com/Norwegian Krag/

Any carbines are reworks from the long rifles. You can go here but web page is screwed up, but it is a good read. They have picts of all the different variants.

http://www.geocities.com/kj983260/

Peter
 
Greetings. To provide some answer to the question from H Wally, I purchased a sporterized Krag in late 2007. It sat on a "garage sale table" at WSS in Saskatoon, and it had a price tag of $200.00 on it. No takers. It was a sporterized version in 308, done by back then "Globe Firearms Ltd., Ottawa, Canada". Globe put on the stock which was in mint shape. The orange coloured butt pad was old and brittle (looked like a bad toilet plunger material), that it had to be replaced. The bore and parts were mint, but I decided to go with rebluing. So for a total of $200.00 plus an extra $100.00 for the rebluing and replacement butt pad, I ended up with an excellent Krag (though not original) for a $300.00 investment (I have 308, and enjoyed a gun as simply a shooter). I found the side loading not to be a problem.

imho, the Krag would form a fundamental part of anyone's collection involving US military firearms, through the range over the years, from the 45-70, the bolt action and semi-auto Springfields, into the present day.

As for original Krags, I recall a few months back, a CGN member had one listed for about $1,600.00 in mint condition according to the seller.

btw that is a beautiful Custom Krag in the photos.
 
Down here in the States a nice condition US Krag will go for between $700 and $1200 (rifle) and $900 and $1700+ (carbine) depending on the model, whether or not it went through a rebuild/upgrade program and various other factors.

Norski Krags are not all that common here and generally run about 20-30% higher than US Krags.

I own 14 US Krags, one Dane and one Norski.....and am always on the lookout for more! :rolleyes:
 
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