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  • Springfield Model 1892-99
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  • The Springfield Model 1892-99 Krag-Jørgensen rifle is a Norwegian-design bolt action rifle that was adopted in 1892 as the standard United States Army military longarm, chambered in U.S. caliber .30-40 Krag. All versions and variants were manufactured under license by the Springfield Armory between 1892 and 1903. The U.S. Krag was replaced beginning in 1903 with the introduction of the M1903 Springfield rifle.
  • The Springfield Model 1892-99 Krag-Jørgensen rifle was a Norwegian-design bolt action rifle that was adopted in 1892 which became the standard United States Army military long-arm, chambered in U.S. caliber .30-40 Krag. All versions and variants were manufactured under license by the Springfield Armory between 1892 and 1903. The U.S. Krag was replaced beginning in 1903 with the introduction of the M1903 Springfield rifle.
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Number
  • Approx. 500,000
Range
  • 900 m
Rate
  • 20
Service
  • 1892
Type
Caption
  • Close-up of the receiver, bolt assembly, and magazine door on a US M1898 Krag-Jørgensen Rifle
Cartridge
  • 0.300000
Wars
  • Spanish-American War Philippine-American War Boxer Rebellion World War I
Weight
  • 8
Sights
  • V-notch and front post
is ranged
  • yes
Action
  • Bolt action
design date
  • 1886
Variants
  • M1892 Carbine
  • M1892 Rifle
  • M1896 Cadet Rifle
  • M1896 Carbine
  • M1896 Rifle
  • M1898 Carbine
  • M1898 Rifle
  • M1899 Carbine
  • M1899 Constable Carbine
feed
  • 5
Designer
  • O H J Krag and E Jørgensen
abstract
  • The Springfield Model 1892-99 Krag-Jørgensen rifle is a Norwegian-design bolt action rifle that was adopted in 1892 as the standard United States Army military longarm, chambered in U.S. caliber .30-40 Krag. All versions and variants were manufactured under license by the Springfield Armory between 1892 and 1903. The U.S. Krag was replaced beginning in 1903 with the introduction of the M1903 Springfield rifle.
  • The Springfield Model 1892-99 Krag-Jørgensen rifle was a Norwegian-design bolt action rifle that was adopted in 1892 which became the standard United States Army military long-arm, chambered in U.S. caliber .30-40 Krag. All versions and variants were manufactured under license by the Springfield Armory between 1892 and 1903. The U.S. Krag was replaced beginning in 1903 with the introduction of the M1903 Springfield rifle. Like other sorts of armed forces, the U.S. Army had searched for a new rifle in the early 1890s to replace their old Springfield Model 1873 "trapdoor" single-shot rifles. A competition was held in 1892, comparing rifle designs from Lee, Krag-Jørgensen, Mannlicher, Mauser, Schmidt-Rubin, and about 40 other military and civilian designs. The trials were held at Governors Island, New York. Despite protests from domestic inventors and arms manufacturers — two designers, Russell and Livermore, even sued the U.S. government over the choice — the Krag-Jørgensen design was chosen by the board of officers.