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Bonnie & Clyde Krag
May 23rd, 2011 at 11:49am
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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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Re: Bonnie & Clyde Krag
Reply #1 - May 23rd, 2011 at 2:12pm
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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?
  
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Reply #2 - May 25th, 2011 at 12:56am
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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? Grin

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Reply #3 - May 25th, 2011 at 1:20am
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I won't be able to afford it after buying the Krag Davey Crockett used at the Alamo. Cry
  
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Re: Bonnie & Clyde Krag
Reply #4 - Jul 14th, 2011 at 1:53pm
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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.
  
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