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Firearms >> U.S. Military Krags >> Teddy Roosevelt's Krag? http://www.kragcollectorsassociation.org/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl?num=1589828750 Message started by butlersrangers on May 18^th, 2020 at 7:05pm

Title: Teddy Roosevelt's Krag?
Post by butlersrangers on May 18^th, 2020 at 7:05pm

'FredC' asked me a question regarding Lt. Colonel Roosevelt's Krag carbine.

Fortunately, I am reading a rather interesting work on the 'Rough Riders'.

In TR's own words, it does not appear he had one and he gave his .30-40 Winchester (a model 1895 carbine, I presume) to a 'trooper'.

He also makes it clear the regiment turned in their carbines at Camp Wikoff, (Montauk Point, Long Island, N.Y.), during the lengthy quarantine/discharge process. :'(

(The beach photo shows some troopers with carbines, when they arrived).

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Title: Re: Teddy Roosevelt's Krag?
Post by FredC on May 18^th, 2020 at 8:04pm

Now that you mention it, sounds familiar I probably read it here about the Winchester then forgot it. If I was a collector of historic Krags I would have assigned a higher value to TR's than Clyde Barrow's.
Oh, well.
Thanks for clearing that up.

Title: Re: Teddy Roosevelt's Krag?
Post by psteinmayer on May 19^th, 2020 at 12:21am

Ole Teddy favored the 1895 Winchester, and had several. on his famous (infamous?) hunts to Africa, Teddy took a few 1895s, chambered in 405 Winchester and 30-03.

Title: Re: Teddy Roosevelt's Krag?
Post by mavt on May 19^th, 2020 at 12:48am

TR's '03 was SN 0009 he had custom made at SA in 1904.

Here is story from last year with details on it.

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The article mentions it is in the collection at Sagamore Hill NHS. It was at SA NHS in July 2012 when I took this picture of it but I did notice it wasn't there last Oct when I was last there.

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Title: Re: Teddy Roosevelt's Krag?
Post by Knute1 on May 19^th, 2020 at 2:18am

Here is the correspondence between President Roosevelt's office and the Springfield Armory to make the 1903 Springfield (pictured in mavt's reply above) to his exact specifications.

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Title: Re: Teddy Roosevelt's Krag?
Post by mavt on May 19^th, 2020 at 3:01am

In AFRICAN GAME TRAILS his colorful and descriptive account of the 1909-10 safari to E. Africa he mentioned using an 1895 in 405 Win, the 1903 which he refers to frequently as the little 30, a 500-450 Holland & Holland double and a Fox 12ga side by side. The H&H was gifted to him while president for this safari and he included a long list of those contributing to it from around the world. No Krags but if I remember correctly his son Kermit used an 1895 in 30-40 and another in 405.

Title: Re: Teddy Roosevelt's Krag?
Post by Knute1 on May 19^th, 2020 at 10:29am

Here is an NRA article on Teddy's Winchesters, including a statement about his 1895 Winchester in 30-40 Krag he took to Cuba.

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