I remember that book titled "The Krag Rifle Story" advertised in sporting magazines for years. Man I sure wish I had bought one back then, but I wasn't interested or even knew what the heck a Krag-Jorgensen rifle was. Just some obscure rifle that must not have had much history. I knew about the Trapdoor and the 1903 Springfield. But who cared about such a foreign named rifle that must have been used by some other country?

Unbeknownst to me it would take me on a search that would lead me to my own ancestry. First getting interested in the rifle because of being Norwegian (40%) and the unique magazine. Buying a sporter just so I could see how it worked. Then finding a great grandfather with proof that he had one as a soldier in the Philippine Insurrection and Boxer Rebellion. Also buying a full military Krag from an uncle I hadn't seen much in the last 40 years, who shared the same ancestry.

I have found many online books on the Krag that I wouldn't have had otherwise. But I also would much rather have a good to honest hardbound book and have just a few. Maybe I'll start looking a little harder.