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Title: Bonnie & Clyde Krag
Post by Century2 on May 23^rd, 2011 at 11:49am

Wikipedia says that today, 5/23, is the anniversary of the Bonnie and Clyde ambush in 1934. In reviewing the 'gang' photos, I spied a Krag. A shortened rifle, it has the stubbiest forend I have ever seen.

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Title: Re: Bonnie & Clyde Krag
Post by Dick Hosmer on May 23^rd, 2011 at 2:12pm

Hard to tell what that is - looks like some sort of mutilated 1898. I think I've seen other photos of it, though. I assume it is now in some museum - anybody know?

Title: Re: Bonnie & Clyde Krag
Post by fred on May 25^th, 2011 at 12:56am

This thread got me to thinking...hummmm...I have a couple of 98s. I think I might put one on GB with the Bonnie and Clyde provenance. Reserve of...let's say $1500. What do you think? ;D

daveboy

Title: Re: Bonnie & Clyde Krag
Post by mjanway on May 25^th, 2011 at 1:20am

I won't be able to afford it after buying the Krag Davey Crockett used at the Alamo. :'(

Title: Re: Bonnie & Clyde Krag
Post by Nicolas Valcik on Jul 14^th, 2011 at 1:53pm

Frank Hamer apparently took the gang's weapons after he and the posse killed them. If a Krag was one of those weapons that was taken by him, there may be a good chance that it is in the Texas Ranger's Museum in Waco. Frank Hamer is in the Hall of Fame at that museum and I would not be surprised to see his memorabilia on display at that location. I have not been to that museum since I was 7 years old, so it has been a long time since I was there to look at or understand artifacts of that nature.