"Beginning" book on the Krag for a magazine article

[StockDoc]

I REALLY shouldn't get into this, but will make a couple of observations:

(1) Not sure Ike should be personally blamed for the shortage of M1s

(2) Not sure anyone deserves thanks for handing out Chauchats

Don't forget, without the French, we would not be a country

[butlersrangers]

"Rick the Librarian" - FWIW:

Not specifically a 'Gun Book', but, still an interesting 'read' for the U.S. Military Arms Student (and available 'used' at modest cost) is: "The Krag-Jorgensen Rifle In The Service", by Col. Philip M. Shockley.

Shockley was born in Manila in 1901. He recounts memories of things seen and conversations overheard during his childhood and youth, as the son of a U.S. Army Surgeon. It is a rambling and imperfect history of events and arms, but, it does capture some of the flavor of a past age and U.S. Military service.

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[Rick the Librarian]

I'll certainly give it a look - thanks!!

[Dick Hosmer]

Shockley may be good for the "flavor", but don't pay much attention to ANY of his 'detail' information about the arms themselves - pretty sucky, with all sorts of folk tales and non-existent models.

[5MadFarmers]

but the somewhat unconventional writing style is, in my opinion, a bit of a turn-off.

Did what it was intended to do. Wouldn't change a thing.

When I put that out there it was with the clear understanding that "books," as are being discussed, are dinosaurs. Everything has been going electronic and that trend is increasing. Borders, probably the largest book chain, folded up like a house of cards. What's notable is what they did before folding up: invested heavily in music sales. With the sales of paper books drying up they moved into CDs and DVDs - just in time to see the web eat those markets as well.

Part of that is generational. That will only increase. What would be the best beginner book for Krags? "Electronic." Doesn't exist yet. Provides for as many color images as one would like. So not an e-book but a reference like wikipedia. Paper books have an extremely limited market - one which is shrinking daily.



Line drawing isn't going to give you that.

[Kragrifle]

Nice BOF rifle.

[5MadFarmers]

Nice BOF rifle.

Thanks. Computers. The ability to store and present as many images as one wants. As bandwidth increases the quality of the images does as well. We're still reducing image quality from what the cameras can do. Computers have changed what a "book" is.

Which is appropriate as the strange ability to make computers do everything short of tap dancing across the table paid for that rifle.

The modern generation likes their computers. Which are now parading as telephones. In addition to those phones they like black plastic furniture guns. Time moves on.

[jon_norstog]

Don't forget, without the French, we would not be a country

Viva la France!

jn