Plenty of Norwegian Krags in a new Movie

[Griff Murphey]

NARVIK is a new movie on
Netflix.

[bruce]

Saw some trailers of the movie. Own a nice US 1902 Krag infantry rifle. Would be wonderful to be able to have a nice Norwegian Krag! Can only imagine. Sincerely. bruce.

[Liam]

Haven't shot it in a while, but still enjoy mine. The 6.5x55 is kind to my shoulder.krag.jpg

[Art]

Saw some trailers of the movie. Own a nice US 1902 Krag infantry rifle. Would be wonderful to be able to have a nice Norwegian Krag! Can only imagine. Sincerely. bruce.

Try for the trifecta with a Danish Krag as well. That 8x58r is probably a tough cartridge to find, though.

[Griff Murphey]

I have a patient who brought in a Norwegian Krag that was his grandfather’s. Typical neglected gun; I punched it out and told him to get the headspace checked and that he’d enjoy it. He took it to a gunsmith who I don’t think had a headspace gauge for it and he told him not to shoot it. Makes you want to cry … or say “Will ya sell it to me!?!?!?”

[jon_norstog]

I have a patient who brought in a Norwegian Krag that was his grandfather?s. Typical neglected gun; I punched it out and told him to get the headspace checked and that he?d enjoy it. He took it to a gunsmith who I don?t think had a headspace gauge for it and he told him not to shoot it. Makes you want to cry ? or say ?Will ya sell it to me!?!?!??

Send him my way. My current dream hunting rifle is a Norwegian Krag barreled to 8x57.

jn

[bruce]

Norwegian Krag barreled to 8x57

Wow. Did not realize the Krag could be chambered for this round. Sincerely. bruce.

[Art]

One word on guns in movies. Today when you see a movie some of the guns are blank firers and some (usually most) are rubber models of the guns in question. If you look very closely you can sometimes identify the rubber models.

[JimF]

. . . . . .If you look very closely you can sometimes identify the rubber models.

Sure can . . . .

In John Wayne’s “Green Beret”, it is COMICAL to see CLOSEUPS of the rubber M16s.

[blackhawknj]

IIRC it was then found the Krag's action could not handle the pressures of the 8x57.

[madsenshooter]

IIRC it was then found the Krag's action could not handle the pressures of the 8x57.

Norma made up some lower pressure loads, 8x57 moderat. In the 60s some of the imported rifles were rebarreled to .308 and .243. I got a couple of the .243 barrels off ebay. Sold one, got the other installed, but I've not finished building the project. There are reduced recoil .243 loads available and I might get the loading gate marked for them. If I had one of the .308s, it would be fed US Krag loads, since case capacity is nigh the same.

[blackhawknj]

The 2016 movie The King's Choice-you get to see plenty of Krags.

[lyman]

One word on guns in movies. Today when you see a movie some of the guns are blank firers and some (usually most) are rubber models of the guns in question. If you look very closely you can sometimes identify the rubber models.

had a customer that did this,

he would buy a nice example(s) of whatever the main characters would need, for close ups etc
then a ratty example to make the mold out of,

he said the mold making process was not kind to the firearm, so they did not buy pristine examples for that, and would resort to non firing basket cases if they looked good enough on camera

[Dick Hosmer]

I have an 1873 TD (250000 range) cast from some sort of black epoxy/resin/goo/whatever, marked "Ft. Benning GA", so NOT a movie gun. AMAZING detail - the only part poorly done is the hammer, and that may represent damage. Thinking of selling it to the "collector who has everything". Wonder what it would be worth?

[jon_norstog]

IIRC it was then found the Krag's action could not handle the pressures of the 8x57.

I am not completely convinced on that. 6.5x55 is a high-pressure round with a rim diameter same as 8x57, except the 8 might be a little lower peak pressure. Maybe the Norwegian military ammo was loaded to a lower pressure than, say, Norma sporting rounds. One way to find out, I guess.

Adding a bit: the 8x57 Norwegian Krags were mostly made during the occupation. The workers slowed down production and may have sabotaged the guns themselves. The Occupation authorities and unionized Norwegian industrial workers were not on friendly terms.

jn