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Knute1 KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 738 Location: Illinois Joined: Sep 10^th, 2016 Gender:	Too Many Krags - What To Do? Mar 19^th, 2019 at 3:00am	Print Post
	In 1915 General Crozier was interviewed by an appropriations board. The Army at that time appeared to have no use for the Krag. The Army was even considering selling them to other countries with the stipulation that they couldn't be returned. That would have been a shame. They were concerned with anarchist obtaining them in our country and decided it wasn't a good idea. (You need to *Login* to view media files and links) (You need to *Login* to view media files and links) (You need to *Login* to view media files and links) (You need to *Login* to view media files and links) (You need to *Login* to view media files and links) (You need to *Login* to view media files and links)


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Knute1 KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 738 Location: Illinois Joined: Sep 10^th, 2016 Gender:	Re: Too Many Krags - What To Do? Reply #1 - Mar 31^st, 2019 at 5:01pm	Print Post
	As seen above, General Crozier was not in favor of dumping the 358,000 Krag rifles on the U.S. civilian population in 1915. He was in favor of selling them to another country. But what if it was Germany? The following article ran during the same year, 1915, where there was rumor of Germany trying to get these condemned Krags. What if they would have? Our hobby would have been severely hampered. Or am I just getting overly dramatic? (You need to *Login* to view media files and links)


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butlersrangers KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 6330 Location: Michigan Bi-Peninsular&Proud Joined: Oct 7^th, 2009	Re: Too Many Krags - What To Do? Reply #2 - Mar 31^st, 2019 at 6:23pm	Print Post
	Kaiser Wilhelm was given the gift of a U.S. Springfield Armory made Krag, back in 1894. (I'd like to know what happened to that one? Hopefully it survives in an Arms Museum in Germany). If Germany had obtained U.S. Krags in large numbers, I'm sure they would have shown up somewhere mischievous, like Ireland, to destabilize the United Kingdom. Or worse, in Mexico, to keep the U.S. concerned, preoccupied, and Neutral, (in regards to Europe).


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Knute1 KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 738 Location: Illinois Joined: Sep 10^th, 2016 Gender:	Re: Too Many Krags - What To Do? Reply #3 - Apr 1^st, 2019 at 2:49am	Print Post
	I read somewhere (can't find it readily) that Mexico wanted to buy our 1903 Springfields. Not sure what year it was, but they were offered to buy Krags from the U.S. and they refused. Of course, I'm sure they would have taken Krags from Germany for free if the opportunity arose.


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butlersrangers KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 6330 Location: Michigan Bi-Peninsular&Proud Joined: Oct 7^th, 2009	Re: Too Many Krags - What To Do? Reply #4 - Apr 1^st, 2019 at 4:15am	Print Post
	IIRC - The U.S. justification for Declaring War on Germany in 1917 was the 'Zimmerman Note'. This was a (detected) German Diplomatic effort to entice Mexico to perform some border disturbances along the U.S. Border. BTW - In 1916, Germany made efforts to sneak obsolete arms into Ireland. Some got through and were used in the 'Easter Uprising'. WW1 Germany had some schemes afoot .... Lenin .... Russia!


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Knute1 KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 738 Location: Illinois Joined: Sep 10^th, 2016 Gender:	Re: Too Many Krags - What To Do? Reply #5 - Apr 2^nd, 2019 at 1:00am	Print Post
	Looks like I was duped by "fake news" from the New York Times 104 years later. Still might be a story in there somewhere. (You need to *Login* to view media files and links) (You need to *Login* to view media files and links)


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Local Boy KCA Forum Member KCA Official Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 462 Location: Mat-Su Valley, Alaska Joined: Sep 24^th, 2015 Gender:	Re: Too Many Krags - What To Do? Reply #6 - Apr 2^nd, 2019 at 4:11pm	Print Post
	Most of the older members have probably been to this website, but maybe some of the newer members have not: (You need to *Login* to view media files and links), Lots of abbreviated Krag historical information to include the Kaiser's American Krag.


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butlersrangers KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 6330 Location: Michigan Bi-Peninsular&Proud Joined: Oct 7^th, 2009	Re: Too Many Krags - What To Do? Reply #7 - Apr 3^rd, 2019 at 12:52am	Print Post
	That is an interesting entry regarding Ole Krag dying in Paris in 1916 from pneumonia. I did not know about his surviving the sinking of a torpedoed ship, but, the exposure to the cold, being a factor in his death.


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Playapat KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 57 Joined: Feb 14^th, 2019	Re: Too Many Krags - What To Do? Reply #8 - Apr 3^rd, 2019 at 3:29am	Print Post
	Thanks for sharing, Local Boy. I’m one of the noobs that appreciate these links and notes.


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