Please Help Identify This Rifle Part 2

[88 man]

Hi Everyone. I hope someone can help me out please ! Military rifles are way out of my comfort zone and I know nothing about them. Just never had interest in them and I ended up with a couple. I believe this rifle is a 6.5x55 but not sure. Could someone put some info here so I know what I have ?
Thanks !

 

[Brutus]

Norwegian Krag rifle. If in caliber 6.5x55.

 

[88 man]

Thanks Brutus ! Did they come in other cals beside 6.5x55 ? I thought it was that cal but didn't know how to tell for sure

 

[BOHROK]

I've heard of some being rechambered for the 6.5x54 Mannlicher schoenauer.

 

[Brutus]

Thanks Brutus ! Did they come in other cals beside 6.5x55 ? I thought it was that cal but didn't know how to tell for sure

As far as I know, on this side of the pond the US military adopted it in calibre 30-40. I vaguely remember something in another Norweguian only(?) rifle caliber of 8mm rimmed. Very obsolete and I am not even sure if what I say is 100 percent accurate concerning this euro 8mm pre WW2.

But I am certain there's someone else on CGN with much more knowledge than me regards Krag bolt action rifles and carbines. Let this thread run even 3 days and you will observe the host of detailed information friend.

Cheers

 

[Snow Dog]

Could you post a few more pics of the rifle - full length views would help. Also, what is the barrel length? Right now, just going off of the date and serial number and where they are placed on the receiver, I am thinking you have an M/1897 Engineers Carbine. Check here for more details: https://www.kvf.no/vaapen.php?type=Rifle&weaponid=RIF0098 It would be cool if that's what you have as less than 3500 were made.

 

[88 man]

Thanks Snow Dog ! Here's some more pics. It looks identical to the one in the link minus the front handguard, barrel band and front wood but they could've been dissguarded years ago, who knows with the age it is ! The bolt has .757 stamped on it so not sure if it's original or not? It would be nice if it's what you think it is anyways. If you need more pics I'll do my best. Thanks !

 

[Grizzly Adams]

Danes did them in 8mm .

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/8×58mmR_Danish_Krag

Grizz

 

[Snow Dog]

Hey 88 - I'm still leaning towards the M/1897 Engineers Carbine. However, it has been sporterized sometime in the past. The stock has been cut back, the upper handguard discarded, the bolt is mismatched and it looks like the front sight post has been modified. If you were to restore it to it's military configuration then the stock would have to be extended and reshaped and the handguard totally reproduced. When finished it would still have mismatched numbers so it would only be a representative example. However, because there were so few made, it may be worthwhile. It could be done but it wouldn't be cheap. Do a quick search on here and you'll see the M/1912 Carbine I had rebuilt to show you what's involved.

 

[matthunt101]

Some of these were also converted/built in 8x54 Krag in Scandinavia for hunting. The 8x54 Krag is basically necked up 6.5x55 and when they did the conversions they would bore out the barrel/chamber to 7.92. I have a M96 which someone put a custom barrel on in 8x54 Krag.