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Krag-Jörgensen M1894 training rifle

in .22RF calibre

A similar gallery practice rifle was also converted from the Model 1898 rifle,

and the Stevens Arms Co., even made a "Little Krag" for boys.

See also: Stevens single-shot rifles in British hands.

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The Patent Drawings

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The rifle disassembled

 

The receiver, showing the rimfire chamber

offset to twelve-o'clock.

 

 

 

The bolt is unchanged from the full-bore service rifle,

as the rimfire cartridge is loaded into a chamber eccentrically offset in the breech by approx. 3mm.

 

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As is evident from the still present centre-fire firing-pin.

 

 

 

The cut-off lever and spindle that is replaced

by any of the "No gunsmithing" rear aperture target sights.

 

 

 

The following translated information is sourced (temporarily) from www.kvf.no

 

Model and production Type Rifle Producer Kongsberg Arms Factory Constructor Ole Herman Johannes Krag and Erik Jørgensen Customer Armed forces Model M/1894 Krag (rebuilt) Calibre.22 LR Production period Late 50s Quantity produced 3000 Serial number Various Technical Data Mechanism Bolt Skjefte Walnut/beech or birch Aim Arch flap, open 100-2200 m Equipment Screwdriver Oil bottle Description Kongsberg Våpenfabrikk received Norwegian patent no. 46138 for a.22 pipe on February 18, 1929. The chimney was made for Krag Jørgensen M/1894 and had an eccentric chamber and races. This made it possible to replace the 6.5 mm chimney with the.22 chimney. The only change that would otherwise have to be made with the weapon was to shorten the ignition piston somewhat, as well as make a minor modification to the existing extractor.

The pipes were produced from the late 20s, and were sold individually and in batches to private and shooting teams. It was possible to send guns to KV for pipe replacement. A separate instruction was also drawn up for inserting pipes for use by stockbrokers around the country. In the late 1950s, it was decided to convert 3,000 Krag-Jørgensen rifles that were in stock to.22 caliber. The conversion was done by Kongsberg Våpenfabrikk. In connection with this, the ignition piston and extracter were modified. The rifles were refurbished and received new surface treatment when immersion in browning baths. The inside of the lockbox was not slammed. The original sieve was adapted to the chimneys so that they could be set to approx. 500 m to get the correct hit point of 15 m. The individual weapon was usually stamped on the right-hand side of the log with the distance at which the sieve had to be set, e.g. 480 M. The original logs were retained.

The weapons that were converted were taken from the Army and Navy series. Both Kongsberg and Steyr weapons were used. The parts were often mixed from several different rifles. The weapons were distributed to the Army and Home Guard units for indoor shooting and were in use until the late 1980s. A shooting ban was then imposed due to wear and tear in the extractor groove. This could lead to a sheath blast. During the period when the armed forces used the weapons, some had undergone more or less official changes such as diopter sight and new taints. In 1989, the weapons were disposed of. These were sold to the Voluntary Shooting Service, collectors or given to the Defense Museum. Some of the weapons were also destroyed. The weapons are relatively common to this day. Labelling Sources Norwegian Military Rifles after 1867, Karl Egil Hanevik, ISBN 82-993143-1-3, page: 167-168

 

 

 

 

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