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    WW1/WW2 Sniper 1908 Krag with Voigtlander scope

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    This is a rifle with a fascinating history. I bring it to the group attention for posterity sake since its rare to see a Norwegianicon(?) Skarpskyttergevær Model 1904 Kragicon Jorgensen in 6, 5 x 55. According to the listing- only 2750 pieces were built from 1906-1908. In 1908, only 582 were built and 250 sniper rifles. This piece has accompanying documents from 1941 including target, Voigtlander riflescope and transport box for a Germanicon Lieutenant during the war.
    What are your observations/thoughts?
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    A very interesting rifle. Wish it was a bit closer so one could handle it...or even shoot it.
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    Super. Looks a lovely thing.

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    Very strange rifle. It's not a real Krag sniper though. It's an engineers carbine with a crudely modified scope mount. I can't believe that set up would keep it's zero at all. The scope and wooden can looks real though. But the rifle is missing the catch that keeps the scope mount to the receiver. Only the real deal had that little part.


    1000 Krag snipers were made in 1910. It was Johan Enger, one of the leaders of the norwegian shooters movement, and one of the brothers who started Norma (the ammo factory) in 1894, who started the tests with scopes on Krags. He had scopes from the USAicon fitted to Krags in 1905 and organized trials for the army. The result was this:


    Rifle - M/1894 Krag Kikkertsiktegevær - Bolt

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