You know, the point of asking questions is to get answers, not to argue. You were given the correct answer, right up front.

There are NO leading eights, period. Get over it. For one thing, we had to pay a royalty for every Krag, so they damn sure didn't shell out for 300,000 plus arms not produced! Now, today, if it were PC, they probably would, but that's a whole new can of worms.

"Coincidence" and "looks like" and "maybe" simply don't apply here.

There are many legitimate questions and puzzles, and what-ifs in the wonderful world of Kragdom, but this isn't one of them.

Sorry, off to take my meds now!   :-)