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| − | ''' | + | '''Ole Herman Johannes Krag''' (1837 – 1916) was a [[Norway|Norwegian]] [[firearm|gun]] designer. He designed a wide range of [[firearm]]s during his lifetime, but only two – the [[Krag-Petersson]] and the [[Krag-Jørgensen]] – were adopted by any armed forces. Less than 1,000 Krag-Petersson [[rifle]]s were made for the Royal Norwegian Navy, while several hundreds of thousands Krag-Jørgensen rifles were made for the [[Krag-Jørgensen#Danish Krag-Jørgensen rifles|Danish]], [[Krag-Jørgensen#Norwegian Krag-Jørgensen rifles|Norwegian]] and [[Krag-Jørgensen#American Krag-Jørgensen rifles|US]] armies. |
Ole H J Krag was born in Vågå, Norway. He started his military career in January 1854. He became a Second Lieutenant in 1857 and a full Lieutenant in 1861. In 1866 he was ordered to [[Kongsberg Gruppen|Kongsberg Våpenfabrikk]], the most important Norwegian weapons factory of its day. | Ole H J Krag was born in Vågå, Norway. He started his military career in January 1854. He became a Second Lieutenant in 1857 and a full Lieutenant in 1861. In 1866 he was ordered to [[Kongsberg Gruppen|Kongsberg Våpenfabrikk]], the most important Norwegian weapons factory of its day. | ||
