Anyone ever see a Krag in 22 Caliber?
Seen one at the gunshow the other day, it was an unaltered Military Krag chambered for 22, Caliber. To say the least it was causing quite a stir. The owner was not interested in selling it. I talked to him for awhile and he claims that very few of them were made, and that they were produced for Military Training only.
I wonder how much that gun is actually worth?
I wonder how much that gun is actually worth?
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Saw one locally at a shop once, wanted $5000 for it plus tax. He got it too as it was in mint condition.
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What did they do for a magazine or were they single shot? 0 -
Wow,did this post make my mouth water!! The Model 1898 Gallery Practice Rifle is one of the very few variants of the Krag-Jorgensen rifle that I do not have and one that I have been looking for, for a long time. They were only made for three years,1903-1906 and were withdrawn from service in 1907. In that time only 841 were produced and yet they managed to make two verities of the rifle. They used a modified Model 1898 receiver and a barrel with the bore drilled off center. All were single shots and this was one of the reasons that they were withdrawn in favor of the Gallery Practice Rifle Model of 1906 which used the Thompson-Hoffer cartridge holder and could be loaded with five cartridges to simulate normal loading and fireing. However, I think that $5000 is a little steep even for one in like new condition. I paid less then that for a like new Chaffee-Reese a model of which Springfield made even fewer rifles. 0 -
Thanks for the info update, just a footnote.
The individual that had the gun was not a dealer he was just a walk in to the show. He claimed that it was one of three that were found stacked in the corner of an old Odd fellows Lodge. He had no idea what happened to the other two.
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This story could very well be true. After these rifles were withdrawn from Federal service they filtered down to the state militias and eventually to the D.C.M. where they were sold to the public for less then $2.00. My original first model 1892 Krag, which does not have any of the later changes, came from a National Guard unit, which of course, is the successor to the militia system. So, I belive that there were a number of weapons that were never turned in when they were supposed to be and found there way into civilian hands. 0
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