Post by butlersrangers on Jul 12th, 2019 at 4:47pm
'toddm' - Welcome to the KCA Forum!
Yes, you have a Danish Model 1889 Army Rifle, serial #117602. It was manufactured in 1918, at Haerens Tojhus (Army Arsenal) in Copenhagen, Denmark.
From your photos, it appears your rifle is complete with all matching parts.
Denmark was the first country to adopt the Krag-Jorgensen, followed by the U.S. (1892 - .30-40 caliber) and Norway (1894 - 6.5X55mm caliber). A small number of Steyr made rifles, (Norwegian model 1894), were used by Boers in South Africa, during their 1899-1902 war with GB.
The Danish Krag has lots of early features, like the front-opening 'magazine gate' and steel barrel-jacket, that disappeared with later designs. Danish Krags have a good reputation for quality.
Your rifle does use the 8X58mm-Rimmed Danish Krag cartridge. I have never owned a Danish Krag nor do I have experience with the cartridge.
Other KCA members would have more experience in that regard.
You can see some information on the Danish Krag if you 'mouse click' on the KCA banner at the top of this page and then 'click' on "photos".
Also, the 'Gunboard's Forums' has a site devoted to Krags that has a lot of Scandinavian involvement.
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Yes, you have a Danish Model 1889 Army Rifle, serial #117602. It was manufactured in 1918, at Haerens Tojhus (Army Arsenal) in Copenhagen, Denmark.
From your photos, it appears your rifle is complete with all matching parts.
Denmark was the first country to adopt the Krag-Jorgensen, followed by the U.S. (1892 - .30-40 caliber) and Norway (1894 - 6.5X55mm caliber). A small number of Steyr made rifles, (Norwegian model 1894), were used by Boers in South Africa, during their 1899-1902 war with GB.
The Danish Krag has lots of early features, like the front-opening 'magazine gate' and steel barrel-jacket, that disappeared with later designs. Danish Krags have a good reputation for quality.
Your rifle does use the 8X58mm-Rimmed Danish Krag cartridge. I have never owned a Danish Krag nor do I have experience with the cartridge.
Other KCA members would have more experience in that regard.
You can see some information on the Danish Krag if you 'mouse click' on the KCA banner at the top of this page and then 'click' on "photos".
Also, the 'Gunboard's Forums' has a site devoted to Krags that has a lot of Scandinavian involvement.
danish_krags_001.JPG ( 96 KB | 0
Downloads )