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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 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. | ||
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Ole Herman Johannes Krag (1837 – 1916) was a Norwegian gun designer. He designed a wide range of firearms 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 rifles were made for the Royal Norwegian Navy, while several hundreds of thousands Krag-Jørgensen rifles were made for the Danish, Norwegian and 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 Våpenfabrikk, the most important Norwegian weapons factory of its day.
Ole H J Krag constructed his first repeating rifle in 1868, which evolved into the Krag-Petersson (aided by Axel Petersson) by 1872. This, as well as his work in the armoury, gave him a thorough understanding of what requirements the Norwegian Army had to a rifle, allowing him to create the successful Krag-Jørgensen with the help of his good friend Erik Jørgensen.
In 1880 he was named director of the armoury. After the Krag-Jørgensen was accepted as the main rifle of the Norwegian Army, he was made a Lieutenant Colonel in 1894. He retired in 1902.
References
- Norske Militærgeværer etter 1867, by Karl Egil Hanevik, ISBN 82-993143-1-3
