Krag Peterson question (General)
by jke 
, Wisconsin US, Thursday, June 24, 2010, 04:43 (1092 days ago)
Can anyone please tell me why there seem to be so many different rear sights on Krag Petersons. Were there different models or are these replacement sights or prototype guns?
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Krag Peterson question
by Fabian23 
, Switzerland, Thursday, July 01, 2010, 09:55 (1085 days ago) @ jke
At a guess I'd say they are prototypes. Have you found and actual KP?
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Krag Peterson question
by jke , Wisconsin US, Friday, July 02, 2010, 03:07 (1084 days ago) @ Fabian23
Hi Fabian,
I guess they could be prototypes, but I seem to find more pictures of prototypes than of regular rifles. 
No, I have not gotten my hands on one, perhaps someday....maybe?
Krag Peterson question
by Fabian23 , Switzerland, Friday, July 02, 2010, 09:09 (1084 days ago) @ jke
They are hiding them from us I tell you! Just like all them KLs and Jarmanns
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by jke , Wisconsin US, Saturday, July 03, 2010, 01:32 (1083 days ago) @ Fabian23
Fabian......
Sometimes I think there is just a wee bit of a trouble maker in you. 
One of the sights is the typical Kongsberg (Norwegian) sight of the same type as was used on the rolling block rifle, another was used on the kammerlader rifles, and early rolling blocks. Some of the other pictures shows an Enfield type ladder sight which was also used on Swedish rolling block rifles. Trond or krutnarr should know more about this.
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Krag Peterson question
by Trond , Oslo (nov-mars) Brekkestø resten av året, Monday, August 09, 2010, 12:33 (1046 days ago) @ jke
There is not enough information here or good enough pictures, so I will have to guess. The Krag Petersons were mainly produced in Sweden (870, of these 200 were assembled in Norway) for the Norwegian Nay. An additional 100 were produced at Carl Johans Vern in Norway (serial # 301-400). All these had the Krag rear sight from the Norwegian Remington:
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A CJV to the left and a Swedish one to the right, the M1867 Remington to the left of these.
In addition to the above mentioned there were produced some carbines for the Danish navy(? - might be the army). These rear sight look a lot like Danish rear sight from the period. This carbine was a single shooter, but some of the pictures show repeaters. These might be Danish prototypes.
Sorry that I can't help more, but I am at my summer house with no literature.
Trond
Krag Peterson question
by jke , Wisconsin US, Tuesday, August 10, 2010, 11:48 (1045 days ago) @ Trond
Thank you gentleman for your responses. They are greatly appreciated.
Krag Peterson question
Sir
I saw in pictures you do have 2 krag-peterson rifle.
Is it possibly get the pictures of those rifles.
I am making the Book European military rifles 1867-1886 in Finnish language.
I am happy if you can help me .
If yes I'll send you my e-mail adress.
paavo
Krag Peterson question
by Trond , Oslo (nov-mars) Brekkestø resten av året, Thursday, May 03, 2012, 16:49 (413 days ago) @ Mauser
Try my page at Norske Våpen, you can lift the oictures they or write me if they are are too poor.
Hello Paavo,
I am sure Trond has much better representatives of the Krag Peterson than I have. I also only have one example of this treasured rifle in my collection. If you would still like pictures of it please send me an email at eiden@centurytel.net
Thank You
John