The Krag-Jørgensen Rifle - In the Movies 

Re-post! Sorry folks. I guess there was an oboe playing for 2 seconds in the background somewhere that copyright AI picked up on? Rude. The good news is it gave me an opportunity to add Schultz to the video!

About 25 years ago my then girlfriend (now wife) and I went to Mackinac Island. They had a military demonstration including exhibition of the Krag rifle with a re-enactor in 1898 volunteer uniform. It was a very impressive firing demonstration with the only hiccup was reloading the rifle. Great weapon!!

The “Krags” show up often at gun shows and are one of the more affordable military collectibles. The ammunition is available commercially and the rifles, if in good condition, make good shooters or just interesting wall hangers

As a Filipino i would like to thank you for showing Heneral Luna as your opening clip for this video. And including Goyo ang Batang Heneral.

Johnny boy, seriously, why TF does RU-vid hate you to the point you need to reupload your vids 100 times? It's genuinely retarded, you're one of the best RU-vidrs going and so informative too

Another movie it can be seen prominently in is Chaplin's "The Great Dictator"

Horay it's back! 🎉🎊

Once again I say this No one will see this comment but Krag is a sexy beast

The use of the Krag in 'The Wind And The Lion' was due to the fact the production couldn't locate the number of Lee Navy's required to arm the Marines.

The side opening and "self sorting" (sans stripper clip) is definitely an advantage. It doesn't require precision, easier to do when panicked or wearing gloves in harsh winters.

Interestingly enough, Norway has developed its own Jarmann M1884 rifle in Norwegian 10.15x61r . And before The Norwegians came with the Kammerlader rifle. The Kammerlader was a single shoot while the Jarmann has a tubular reloading system based on Kropatscheck model of firearms.

Glad to see 2 of my favorite actors from my childhood in the thumbnail. Both the three stooges and hogan's heroes were great shows.

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(sung to the tune of the US Civil War song _Tramp! Tramp! Tramp!_ ) In that land of dopey dreams, lovely peaceful Philippines, where the bolo man is hiking night and day; Where Tagalogs steal and lie, and Americanos die, there you hear the soldiers sings this evening lay: Damn, damn, damn the Filipinos! Cross-eyed kakiack ladrones! Underneath our starry flag, civilize 'em with a Krag, and return us to our own beloved homes.

is there a way you could work some of the Battle of Drøbak Sound sequence from King's Choice into one of your videos? Whitehead torpedoes perhaps?

Super cool to see a Norwegian made weapon in your videos 🇳🇴Må jo elske det🇳🇴

Sgt Schultz actual rifle is in the WWII museum in wakefield RI

When I was a kid, we would go to Memorial Day services in my Dad's hometown where he was a member. The local American Legion members marched and used Krag rifles in parade and firing the 21 gun salute. That was always a great memory. Oh, and one thing Johnny ... you're videos aren't silly ... it takes a lot of time and effort to make them, we appreciate you.

I'm in the Menger hotel in San Antonio looking at the Krag they have in the Rough Riders display right now. Great timing man!

My Dad used a Krag-Jørgensen .30-40 for deer hunting in the 1950s.

I suggest a video on the 1903 Springfield rifle.

*deja vu*

When I was a teenager in the '90s, my friend's dad restored a Krag-Jorgensen. I used to spot one here or there every once in a while at some of the local gun shops (Hoosiers, represent!) 15-25 years ago. You just don't see them anymore.

Curly, Sgt. Shultz, excellent memories from my childhood!!! Thanks for introducing me to the classics dad!!!

I've shot one. Smooth rifles. My favorite gun to use in Red Dead Redemption 1 and 2.

i think 1903 springfield would also be interresting

The deer harvested by my neighbor with a Krag, ate just as well as those felled by any other rifle. I had tons of friends who did the same with Type 99 Arisakas, Carcano rifles, 1917s, 1903s, old Mausers, Lee-Enfields... It was so great that you could get a "real" deer rifle for chump-change at Kmart/Woolworths/hardware store, and also own a piece of military history.

So glad you made a Hogan's Heroes reference, one of my all time favorite shows.

Thank you for adding Hogans Heroes to the list!!!

Wow trap door rifles... The end result what happens when outdated concepts meet a cash strapped army. Thinking that single shot rifles were the way to go since leaver actions would encourage soldiers to "waste" ammo... shooting to fast... BUT not wanting to spend the money on new rifles like the falling block Martini-Henry, they take old muskets and convert them into trap door breach loaders. because when a new rifle costs 20 bucks, its better just to spend 5 bucks converting your out of date antiques to equip your troops with.

I didn't know Shultz had carried one in the show?

It's back. Great video, so it's good to have it back. Still would like to see the Mosin Nagant and hear about its history after WW2.

In 1898, Edward G. Parkhurst actually designed and patented a clip/charger-loading device for the Springfield Krag. The U.S. Ordnance Department tested the Parkhurst Clip-Loading Device and found it to be very effective and simple to use. Nevertheless, the U.S. Army in all its conservative wisdom rejected the Parkhurst Device and kept the Springfield Krag as a single-loading repeater.

cheers man, i just discovered your channel and really enjoy your videos.

Allot of the American made Krags were bought up after WWI by the NRA and allot of gun clubs and sporterized to be given away as "membership" gifts. I have a Norwegian krag, and it is my favorite surplus gun to shoot (ironically beating out a Spanish Mauser as my original favorite)

Always trust RU-vid to inconvenience its userbase over trivial stuff. Good video, Johnny!

Civilize 'Em with A Krag!

Awesome to see a C&Rsenal clip. They make a great long form counterpart to these shorter videos. Thanks to Johnny and Othais!

Your videos are always fun and informative. Thanks for making them!

I see sergeant Schultz, I click

Colonel Klink: "For the first time since I've taken command here, I want to know nothing, NOTHING!"

The KJ was a masterpiece of quality and design. No smoother bolt action rifle has ever been built. The Mauser 98 is clunky in comparison. The only other bolt gun that comes close is the excellent SMLE Enfield. The real reason the rifle was phased out was not the reloading method. All you had to do was dump in the rounds and they self-sorted - no stripper clip required, but the downside was that you had to carry loose bulk cartridges instead of clipped ammo en bloc. But that still was not the reason it was replaced. The reason was because the German designed Mauser was a stronger action that fired a more powerful cartridge with a longer range. Thus, the US adopted the Springfierld Model of 1903 - itself a Mauser action, for which the US was sued by Mauser, and lost. Because of the superior bolt strength of the Mauser, the US rifle could be chambered in the now famous .30-06 cartridge, which was about the same power as the Mauser cartridge of the time. As a general purpose hunting rifle, a nice KJ will do the job well and the fit and construction is second to none.

Except that in movies nobody gives a damn what the name of the rifle is. They're just "rifles"

Only time 🇵🇭 was more advanced than 🇺🇲

The stunt sequence at 4:27! Guy falls off the top of a wall 5 stories up, and hits his head on a stairway landing just before falling into the water! Either someone died on the set and they shot it, or this is one of the most impressively choreographed and executed stunt shots in history!

My dad owns a Krag. My great grandfather purchased it at surplus after the war. I shot it just a few weeks ago. It's a sweet gun.

This rifle was made in Norway but it was used in the us and Denmark I searched this rifle and it Sayed it’s made in Norway

Me when I see the thumbnail: *S H U L T Z!*

I would love to see a video either about the jumbo or M26

I've heard anecdotes regarding the Krag-Jørgensen during the Battle of Narvik. Especially in the mountainous areas of Gratangsfjellet, the Krag (possibly aided by elevation advantage as well) was able to outshoot the german Mausers quite handily. They were engaging at longer ranges than the germans could effectively fire back. Don't know how credible it is, but I do know that the germans really struggled in the mountain fights around Narvik. At least for a short while.

Worth noting that the Philippines garrison still had Krags in storage in 1941. The Filipino resistance would get their hands on a lot of them and use them against the Japanese. I also read somewhere that they were still being used by the Filipino communist guerillas and Moro seperatists in the 80s, but I can't find where I read it, so take it with a grain of salt.

1:22 "I see nothing! I hear nothing! I know nothing!"

Being born and bred in norway I find great honor in this rifle, that being said, I also own a Krag Jørgensen Marine edition.

I have a modest WW1/WW2 rifle collection but have never been attracted by the Krag. It just looks kinda clunky. Just saw them in the recent Norwegian film, Narvik. A pretty good movie.

1:45 And you can use Mosin-Nagant clips too to feed it .

An interesting firearm. that I have never seen before thanks for sharing this information to me.

Could you do a videos on the M1903 and M14?

2:42 "Are you sure you know how to handle that gun?"

Whao! 1 day? Thanks again, again Johnny. See ya for the next one one.

Johnny, only YOU could find a way in work in Hogan's Hero's AND the Three Stooges! Well done!

2:10 RU-vidr I watch jumpscare

Sergeant Schulz was a bit of a rubber duck. Fox wild he was. But Hogan's Heroes scenes were filmed in California! The soft erotic film "Ilsa Shewolf of the SS" was filmed on the same POW camp site in 1973. Good video again John!

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The Sand Pebbles starring Steve McQueen featured the Boxer Rebellion, but they used Springfield M1903's.

0:04 Semi-auto Krag? The reason why my country got smoked by the Yanks

Fun fact: The King's Choice's title in Norwegian isn't actually The King's Choice (Kongens valg), but The King's No (Kongens nei).

Well built rifle, but small arms technology was changing fast at that time-it was quickly made obsolete. The Springfield 03-A3 was a much better military rifle.

I do personally prefer the Krag Jorgenson over a Springfield '03 simply because the Krag's bolt is much smoother

I have a restored German WWII Krag carbine (with German army proofing marks), it was badly damaged when we bought it- So my father remade a maple-wood stock for it and it and the magazine was removed (damaged) so it only holds three rounds... But it's easily my favorite rifle. Accurate and light. Also, easy assembly compared the my Lee-Enfield's which the bolts tend to be a bit of a pain.

I didn’t realize the Krag was in To Kill a Mockingbird! Cool

As someone with a very Danish family, I’ve been fascinated by the Krag for Avery long time

This gun is also prominently used by Japanese soldiers and Chinese partisans in Dragon Seed (1944). When they're used by the Japanese in the movie, assumedly they are stand-ins for Arisakas. However, the Chinese partisans also use Krags, and in a scene where they open a crate of these rifles they comment on the guns having "strange foreign writing" on them and another character comments that the rifles are a gift and something to the effect of "one should not ask too many questions about the source of gifts", implying that they have been secretly smuggled to the Chinese by western powers. However, I don't think this ever actually happened. I don't think any Krag-Jorgensens were ever sent to China.

0:22 nothing you can say will dissuade me from thinking anything except that's Martin Mull on the left.

My new favorite rifle.

My son has one of these rifles. My cousins back in Norge used them to try to stifle the German invasion in 1940.

I own an 1896 model and I absolutely love it. Ammo is expensive as hell though.

I inherited one of these from my great uncle, and as he handed it over he made sure to mention it was used in the defence of norway against the nazis and even laid a few of them low. History is nuts

i love my krag, looks horrendous but still silky smooth.

My Norwegian grandfather has one of these in his basement, and my uncle found a full ammo pouch with krag ammo that was never used. My uncle got the ammo from a old lady that had a husband in the war that had kept his stuff and she gave it to my uncle.

Another lesser known appearance of this rifle in a film (a "sporterized" variant) is in To Kill a Mockingbird 1962

Man, the krag is a rifle i want so bad, just haven't vome across one ive wanted to drop money on

This is the most interesting rifle never get used a lot.

"I see Nothing I know Nothing" Repost my last comment of the old one. It all so seen in the movie In "Into the White"

SO THAT'S WHAT THE BOLT ACTION RIFLE FROM RDR2 WAS

I would use the Krag Jorgensen rifle for deer hunting.

The fact that I know both TV shows on the thumbnail-

Great video. “Rough Riders” and “The Wind and the Lion” are at the top of my favorite movies. Big TR fan. After watching the heavily stylized “Heneral Luna” all I wanted to see was more of canon Arthur MacArthur Jr. That was a real delight.

I have 2 of these beautiful rifles. Actions are smooth as silk.

love the krag

Col. Klink: Shultz!!! Shultz: I know nothing kommandant nothing!! 😂😂

The Krag was absolutely an amazing rifle for your average grunt but it was retired due to two related matters. US Ordinance, a collection of political, industrial, and military leaders made up an unofficial authority on what the US military would use regarding arms and munitions. Significantly from the 1860's up until the 1960's US Ordinance had a strict stipulation that whatever the US would use had to be developed and made by Americans. The second matter was that the US followed the old line of thought many other nations had when it came to their soldiers, that accuracy and marksmanship was priority over anything else regarding small arms. Basically, that it was better for the soldier's to be forced into a one shot one kill mentality and that the enlisted were not to be trusted to adhere to the idea if you gave them a weapon that could fire more than one round at a time. But when it came to the Spanish-American War there were apparently AAR's that directly noted dead soldier's with their cartridges spewed all around them, Krags with the loading gate stuffed with one too many bullets to close properly, and soldier's reporting that they had spent all of their allotted ammunition in just one battle. The US was slowly able to eek themselves out of the single fire mentality only by the general consensus of every other military following a trend of small arms introducing rifles like the Mauser and the Enfield that would hold multiple rounds and would show an obvious advantage over their enemies. US Ordinance did not like that the Krag was a Swedish developed rifle and they did not like that the lower enlisted were unruly and undisciplined in firing their rifles faster than a soldier in the civil war would with a cap and ball musket but the US was desperate in needing a rifle that would match up to the rest of the world's development in firearm adoption. The US later literally copied the Mauser that they encountered with the Spanish, which was a German invention that the US country was outright sued over. The US resorted to the m1917 for ww1 that was basically an "Americanized" British Lee Enfield rifle. The M1 Garand had plans to be a box magazine rifle with more shots than the 8 it was eventually developed in because of US Ordinance meddling. The M14 after that was their doing too that led to a disappointing rifle that failed it's main goal of replacing all of the other ww2 guns that made uo the US' arsenal. Ending at 1963 when the US adopted the M16 that wasn't developed by US Ordinance people, wasn't a wood and steel battle rifle, and was a 20(eventually 30) round full auto rifle made out of plastic and aluminum that wormed it's way into adoption because the Air Force thought it was cool and the rest of the military branches got envious of not having the new gun. TLDR: Krag-Jorgenson was a cool as hell rifle but was not given a fair shake because the US top brass and their business friends didn't like it because it was foreign and that they thought it made the US look unprofessional because the average private couldn't rely on a single shot musket to last them through a battle.

America also used Krags in the First World War. Despite what people think, m1903s were issued in very small numbers. The vast majority of were issued m1917 rifles, and many American soldiers and Marines were issued surplus Krags or borrowed enfields and lebels

Meanwhile, youtube allows copyrighted cartoons to be live-streamed.

For what it's worth... Modern bolt action rifles don't have the cutout for loading from stripper clips and even if they did the scope would get in the way. This system might work quite well for hunting rifles. (I'm not talking about butchering a historical relic but making new rifles in modern calibers with scope mounts that load like the Kraigs.)

What variant are the Dane’s using in the film?

A magazine cutoff to limit it to single shots wasn’t unusual in military rifles at the time. Early marks of British Lee Enfield rifles and the French Lebel 1886 (which also couldn’t use stripper clips since it had a tubular magazine) had cut offs as well. This was intended to prevent soldiers from “wasting” their ammunition and allow for ordered volley fire in the old Napoleonic fashion. This idea went away pretty quickly when WW 1 broke out.

Lots of the old guys when I was a young guy swore by there 30/40 Krags. One old feller told me he could shoot his faster than a lever action ... for the first 3 shots! Never saw him do it, but he seemed sure.

I never noticed that sergeant Schultz had a Krag and that on top of it was a correct choice except likely being the wrong model of Krag. I have handled a krag, but never fired one and I would really like to have one lol.

Love this channel, short, sweet, and to the point

I'm from Norway, the first rifle I ever shot was a Krag, I remembers as a kid how I had no idea how it works, I just had rounds in my hand dropped them all at the same time locked and it worked prefect