History of WWI Primer 134: Norwegian Krag-Jørgensen 1894 Documentary

[@maewinchester2030]

So yes, you have seen this episode before! This is a relisting of Primer 134. We had a few errors in our episode pointed out by some viewers and patrons and took the time to go back and correct them. If you've already watched this episode, the corrections are at points 2:25, 21:40, & 49:12. C&Rsenal will always do it's best to get things right and we appreciate ya'll sticking with us!

[@anthonyioane4438]

Thank you great content, I'm a 5$ subscribestar person.

[@arandomfawn5289]

The mystery of the "why there's no barrel band swivel " got solved!

[@Mildcat743]

The fact that y'all take the time to take down and relist these videos within a week of them going up is honestly amazing. From what I understand that kind of practice supposedly hurts your YT analytics.

[@Sciolist]

KZbin allows posted videos to be edited in some cases.

[@seanwarnock9757]

Thank you as always for the awesome show and best effort for providing accurate information!

[@Candrsenal]

I'm embarrassed to say the major issue from this episode (the sling) and from the Danish episode (the lug) were both on me. While we won't always address little labelling mistakes, we refuse to leave knowingly wrong information out there. I apologize for any confusion and I'm saddened to have two so close together after months without.

[@goedendag9446]

I will never forgive you for making a mistake that was so major that I didn't notice the differences until they were pointed out

[@Davemte34108]

You may be embarrassed and saddened, but I am amazed at the detail and quality of your videos. Thank you for the correction.

[@TheLoneDragoon]

Oh man, you mean I have an excuse to watch it again lol, bummer😎

[@corwinhyatt519]

You acknowledged it and openly went back an fixed it. That speaks volumes about your integrity. :D

[@danielr.8044]

I would rather you acknowledge errors and correct yourself that pretend that nothing was wrong.

[@andrewjersey3633]

As a native Norwegian I want to talk about how Ian has clearly modeled himself on Ole Krag.

[@fatfuck408]

I will 100% use this reupload as an excuse to watch it again

[@davidmccormick7419]

C&Rsenal is one of the few channels willing to kill all there views and traffic for minor corrections. thank you for everything you do.

[@eragonunderhill5545]

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[@themandan4000]

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[@Edax_Royeaux]

I think a reason the Krags are popular is that they exist in that time period where you could see the logic of the machinery on the exterior. The capsule magazine makes it look sophisticated and I have no doubt the smooth bolt action re-enforces the belief that this is a high quality weapon. It's sort of like the Battleship vs the Carrier, Battleships just looks menacing and sophisticated because it's bristling with guns all over it and has towering superstructures, while Carriers merely have deadly cargo concealed inside their hangers and the ship itself is more of a conceptual menace. Yes on paper the Carrier is the superior weapon but people will tend to favor getting a model of a Battleship over a Aircraft Carrier.

[@SungJaeUng3]

So, the very first pistol I ever purchased(a CZ75) was through a smalltown gun store a few miles away from where I live(unimportant-ville, Iowa). I get the email that my gun has arrived, so I drive to the store to pick it up. While waiting for the guy(whom I gushed about this channel to) to retrieve it from the back, i get to browsing through some of the old rifles they have for sale. Amidst a few other mauser derrivatives, I notice one with proofing marks that looked very familiar, but the tag just said "Mauser, unspecified." It's listed at $325, and while it was still in working order you could tell that this rifle had had a very hard life. Out of curiosity, i opened up youtube, pulled up this channel, and started scrolling through the thumbnails of the primer episodes. Boom. Plain as day, Serbian 1910. I love my CZ75, but damn it; I came real close to buying that Serbian after I figured out what it was.

[@nordicberserk]

I love that you found such an old recording of the Norwegian national anthem to play while showing the Krag on the range.

[@homelessmuffins]

I think I speak for all of fans here but thank you for your dedication to making sure your information is as correct as possible and making corrections as necessary, you guys are doing a great service in preserving firearms history and making it easy to digest. I and many others would never have heard of or even thought about many of these firearms and I appreciate the effort and personal sacrifices made in the name of preserving history

[@cannonfodder4376]

The error corrections are most welcome. As always your standards never fail to amaze me. Excellent stuff team and hope you all have a Happy Thanksgiving tomorrow!!!

[@teryshaw7370]

I guess this just means I have to like it and comment, again, doesn’t it.

[@StacheMan26]

A new engagement comment for the algorithm. It's always reassuring how willing you guys are to correct your mistakes, despite how youtube dislikes this kind of posting.

[@impliedtomato8760]

This is why I really like this show, you admit to mistakes and correct it

[@markbrown6444]

Still of Norwegian ancestry, still love seeing this piece on the show!

[@davidkatz1503]

“Noooo don’t reupload, noooo I can’t set aside more time to watch outstandingly researched small arms history”

[@richardtoms9161]

This is what I love about this channel. Even though 99.9 percent of your viewers would not have recognized these errors you the time to correct them and inform us.

[@Candyrock87]

This is dedication to history, folk. Other channels would just have tossed in an update in the description explaining the errors. Instead we got a re-up with corrected info.

[@dtaggartofRTD]

Engagement round 2 inserted here. Love this show. I appreciate the stance on information accuracy.

[@slackingoff7]

Engagement

[@S7eveThePira7e]

I love y'all enough, I'll watch it again!

[@safetyshotgun308]

This is easily one of the best most dedicated KZbin channels. Their dedication to accuracy leaves me nothing with respect.

[@janwacawik7432]

Your willingness to reupload the videos to fix the most minor mistakes is yet another proof of the quality and value of this channel and the content you produce. And I love it!

[@randymagnum143]

Interesting fact, when PO Ackley did his destructive testing on various rifles, the American Krag and the Lee Enfield took the same charge to destruct. He also tested several with various sketchy retempering, and even one with the locking lug ground off.

[@alankennedy7948]

I rarely comment on videos, but I love you guys and hope your channel keeps growing. Also the krag is one of my favorite rifles

[@Candrsenal]

Thank

[@2345tomson]

I am always glad to see you all reupload to fix mistakes it shows that you all care about correct information

[@TileNation]

Thanks for making the effort to correct any errors you can. This is an awesome engagement point.

[@albertcraven223]

This masterclass presentation of old and best rifles of the past, are awesome. Great job

[@jeopardy4100]

Good catch. Thanks for clarifying the sights.

[@trevormott8872]

I'm glad you are willing to take the hit to correct mistakes. It shows a lot about who you guys are as people and is rare in this day and age. Keep up the good work and we'll stay with you.

[@BenjaminWeimer]

"Oh i've seen this one". uploaded 15 min ago. Huh. Refresh. Refresh. Why isn't my refresh button working. im engaging.

[@XaleManix]

This is the first engagement appeal I've ever had in a video that genuinely made me want to participate in the algorithm-manipulation for its own sake. Good job, C&Rsenal, as always.

[@coreystockdale6287]

The quality you guys put into each video is astounding

[@crow3003]

Since I am sure that questions about Norwegian Krag Jørgensen and safe ammunition will arise, I want to say a little about this. Norwegian Krag Jørgensen uses standard 6.5x55 mauser (also called 6.5x55 Swedish). But redused loads are to be used if condition is not confirmed good. In Norway, after WWII, Krag Jørgensen was mostly used for competitive shooting in the Voluntary Shooting Service (DFS). I belive a little about DFS (the Norwegian voluntary shooting service), is at its place. DFS is closely linked to the Norwegian Armed Forces and used and allows used military weapons used in the Norwegian Armed Forces (Krag Jørgensen, Kongsberg Mauser F1 and older editions of the Kongsberg Mauser, HK416 and ending this year HK AG3). Permitted calibers are 22lr, 5.6x45, 6.5x55 mauser/Scan, 7.62x51Nato (308w) and 7.62x63 (3006). The use of Krag Jørgensen in DFS entailed a lot of hard use and of many of the Krag rifles, and some of them were also abused with very hard field charges (to achieve benefits with less wind drift at long distances such as 600m). In the end, this became a little too much for some of the Krag rifles, they developed micro cracks and some ble up (I belive in the late 70s). Since DFS had mainly switched to Kongsberg Mauser (Converted and remanufactured K98 from wwII). And since these Krag rifles at that time were widely used for recruit shooters in the local shooting teams. DFS chose to reduce the pressure standard for Krag Jørgensen rifles used in DFS. This led to a downloaded version of 6.5x55 mauser, marked "For Krag Jørgensen". To make it completely clear, it is not recommended to shoot a Norwegian Krag Jørgensen with standard pressure 6.5x55 mauser, without the rifle being checked by a competent gunsmith. If it has been checked and found to be in order, there is nothing in the way of using standard 6.5x55 mauser in a Norwegian Krag Jørgensen. In the Norwegian voluntary shooting service (DFS), we also have a recruit round specially designed for young shooters. This is also in 6.5x55 mauser/scan, and is loaded with 100gr bullet and pressure that fits with the reduced Krag standard. As one understand, what preassure the amunition are loaded to for use in a Norwegian 6,5x55 mauser Krag Jørgensen, depends on confirmed condition. If not confirmed ok, use redused loads only.

[@snapshotscorner5542]

Well said and absolutely right.

[@joshuawayne3941]

Ay I just wanted to let yall know I look forward to each episode and greatly appreciate the quality yall keep up in your content. Keep up the great work guys!

[@NostraDunwhich]

Kudos for making the corrections, especially at the excuse of your previous views. I will have to watch this again to do my part.

[@scottcbutton]

Love this series! Love all the back story on everything.

[@whistleblower8376]

Great video! I've been hooked to your content for 5 years now. I do not regret a single second. Keep up the good job!

[@jonahthescientist1120]

Fantastic research and presentation of the Norwegian Krag-Jørgensen 1894. Thank you !

[@MilsurpMikeChannel]

Congratulations on 300K! Also, props to Bruno. I don't know if he has been doing it for awhile and I just now noticed, but the 360, rotating the animation on all different axes is awesome.

[@irahynes2299]

My best shooting milsrup bolt is sportized Norwegian 1894. It was given to me by a dear older shooting buddy of Dad 's in the early "60's. Each time I take it out of my safe, I getting a warm feeling .

[@TheRealColBosch]

My opinion from 48 hours ago has not changed: the Norwegian Krag hits a certain "sweet spot" for shooters. As was pointed out on a podcast I follow, when it comes to engineering, "if it looks right, it probably is right." The Krag looks fantastic and feels great in the hands.

[@snapshotscorner5542]

You are absolutely right no rifle feels better in my hands, probably due to my great grandfather and grandfather who used them and the fact that my sample was instrumental in the sinking of the German battleship "Blucher" in 1940. The minor role of the torpedoes, canons and mortars here is not important, my present Lang Krag did the job...!!🚢💣

[@snapshotscorner5542]

I am happy that you take pride in making it right. As a Norwegian I almost had to jump up and stand at attention when the Norwegian national anthem was played, when Mae shoot the Lang Krag. My great grandfather was issued a Lang Krag when on guard at the Swedish border in 1905, my grand father used his Lang Krag fighting Germans with the resistance during WW2, my father used a Garand and a US carbine when doing national service, I have used the HK AG3, MP 5, HK 416 and Glock during my soon to be 40 year of service! My Lang Krag was issued at Oscarsborg and was part of the sinking of the German battleship Blucher, the torpedoes, cannons and mortars had a minor role in the engagement. 💣 It is part of the story that my sample of the Lang Krag was at first issued as a Lang Krag and was lather transformed to a 1930 competition shooter with a different stock, a diopter sight and a better trigger. With some good help I have transformed it back to a Lang Krag keeping the trigger and the possibility for the diopter. So not a true collectors item but an awesome shooter. I will during this spring make a KZbin video on my special edition of the Lang Krag. Thank you for your educational and awesome videos...!

[@smackarel7]

*holds up a Krag* I just think they're neat. In all serious guys. This is one of my favourite series on youtube. Thank you for all yout hard work.

[@larso1785]

That bolt handel is designet for stangshooting. The barrel has a lefthand twist so the spinn drift is less. And also it will recoil bether on righ hand shooters. The bolt is also a second locking lug. Just a few designs that makes the krag Jørgensen an awsome gun.

[@larso1785]

The bolt handle is the 2 locking lug. Sorry bad english:). When the US made krags they hat to big of toleranse on the bolt handle so it did not act like a locking lug. And when you look at all these modern 6,5 creedmoore, 6,5x47, 260rem they are all Just using the 6,5x55 balestics so they designet a cadrige that still is useble in today shooting world.

[@RatelLaw]

Thanks!

[@ShurkMan413]

Binge watching a bunch of your guys stuff is my favorite pass time

[@drewisaac9884]

It's amazing what interesting stories you can get when researching firearms.

[@Oivindjensen]

As a Norwegian I feel obliged to say that the Krag is the best rifle ever made, and Mausers are overrated ;)

[@DJSpike-ft9yw]

As an American with Norwegian ancestry…bullshit 😂

[@tbo2307]

The Mausers are good, but as a military rifle the Krag was better than the Swedish Mauser or the M98. For hunting, the M98 is superior, allowing larger and more powerful cartrigdes.

[@Enraged-Gecko]

The Krag would have been an outstanding DMR/Sniper Rifle if the designer had the foresight to add a stripper clip guide to the capsule magazine… Oh, what could have been with one small change.

[@brucerogers1760]

I loved Mae's narrated animation of how the Krag magazine actually works. I wish you would include it in the episode on the US Krag.

[@Lomi311]

The way y’all try to fix every little detail that may be off makes me more impressed with the channel than if everything was always correct.

[@MadlyChip]

Can't wait for next episode. The first long gun i shot was a 98 steyr action dfs target krag. I now feel the need to buy one soon..

[@McNubbys]

Your commitment to detail never fails to impress, well done guys😊

[@Jordan-hl4jn]

Love this Channel and as always great work to all you!

[@visionaryfirearmsllc9999]

Appreciate the update! Great to have the most correct info possible! Keep up the great work.

[@victorlacas6649]

I'm glad the Mauser and 32 ACP channel is evolving to become the Mauser, 32 ACP and Krag channel.

[@dirgim3833]

I really appreciate the level of dedication!

[@morkoblooper7991]

This is my fave old school rifle ever

[@umjackd]

I applaud your dedication to details I personally have no vested interest in, but I hope someone out there finds it useful!

[@TheDragonRenji]

I’m glad the show is growing ! Better than the history channel or military channel could ever wish to be. Hopefully you will have great success and will have a team greater than Vickers.

[@tacticalmattfoley]

This touches on something I wish C&Rsenal would do an issue about: the transition from blackpowder to smokeless powder. The technological innovations around this time are insane and tangential. C&Rsnal's take on this transition would be awesome. Just deciding to go from an 11mm black powder to a 6.5X55 smokeless in a couple of years would be a HUGE leap.

[@M.M.83-U]

Thank for your dedication, I suppose to have to watch one more time.

[@CapitanCarter]

Great to know about the sling! looks interesting! I was confused on the original ep when Mae was talking about the rifle as the Danish and Norwegian rifles were switched in the imagery. It makes far more sense now.

[@rmod42]

I enjoy engaging with content providers!

[@leerobinson8976]

Some years ago I was the "armorer" for a National Guard infantry company ( I was not an actual Armorer, I was the Nco detailed to deal with issuing to and receiving weapons from the troops) One weekend I come in and open the arms room to do accountability, and in one corner were two Springfields and two Krags. Never heard the real story of why they were there. I got to handle them a bit , but we of course had no ammo, no way to take them to the range.

[@caseymuzio7609]

Damn I guess I'll just have to watch the whole episode again such a shame

[@davidbrennan660]

If I was not busy rewatching this I would be contacting my Solicitor.

[@TomSalesJr]

My only problem with these correction reuploads is that I mistakenly believe there's a new episode. Instead I just learn yet again that this show has outstanding integrity.

[@auduntveito545]

I have a competition Krag with, if I remember correctly, a 22mm barrel, that my grandfather used and I just love the feeling of the bolt. It is so nice and smooth. Much more so than any Mauser etc. The only thing is that in rain they tend to draw the hit collection up and to the right(it has been a long time since I used it so I might be wrong about the direction.)

[@snapshotscorner5542]

Up and to the left, due to the only one asymmetric set locking lug, but only inn wet and rainy weather...!!!

[@craigwoodward7638]

Another excellent in depth episode.

[@vape42]

That's really cool what you did with your website! I'm going to visit right now.

[@RubberduckWVU]

Love this channel you guys have helped me learn so much

[@geekmansegraves]

The capsule magazine has always interested me since first seeing a Krag. I've always thought that it could still be desirable in a modern hunting rifle, but I could be wrong.

[@Whoriar]

I'm thinking on how it would work on a fixed magazine AR... And yes I'm norwegian..

[@independentthinker8930]

Love the history along with theme weapons! Keep it up!

[@timknapper6990]

Love you guy hope you are on forever you have the best content on KZbin

[@matthaught4707]

Standards matter, and y'all have them. Bravo!

[@brianj.841]

I LOVE THE PRIMER GALLERY! I even have it bookmarked. :) It is so-o useful, not just as a research tool, but to show the developments over time. I just wish it started before the 1867 Werndl-Holub, but that's getting really deep into the weeds.

[@KarltheKrazyone]

Hey you got to 300k, lets see if we can't get it up to 400K. I hope something good comes of it, your work deserves it!

[@lucidnonsense942]

Nice work - thanks for solving the sling mystery :) Please enjoy this helping of engagement.

[@zacharymorris4504]

I don't think I've ever watched a short video of yours except the early primers.

[@thralldumehammer]

I will always watch corrected information!!

[@atvdanny2684]

Great episode. Learned a bunch

[@janvanegmond3526]

"Wait, there's more Krag's?" "Yes, this series has yet to reach it's butt-Krag"

[@timberwolf1575]

That's the kind of joke that Krags me up.

[@CTXSLPR]

I’m going to watch this one a few times to get those numbers back up so others will see the glorious elegance of the Krag.

[@johannesclips1685]

very well made video, very interesting, thank you!

[@einarbolstad8150]

What an excellent job, thanks from Norway!

[@snapshotscorner5542]

Second that a year to late perhaps?

[@mikajlod25]

Although K98s and Garands got me into C&R, This rifle got me interested in the history of these old rifles

[@iainhutchinson1957]

Engagement appeal recognized and appreciated!

[@Loutral]

About the story time at 1:02:00, it sounds so weird to me that a US krag can be less expansive than any Danish or Norwegian Krag. In Europe, US krags cost around 2000 € (and more), while Danish ones are almost half that price. Norwegian Krags are still slightly more expansive than Danish ones tho.

[@RatelLaw]

Thank you for sharing your research

[@Lomi311]

More good ol’ Ole. Still loving it.

[@mchngunner8859]

I feel like a return of the show’s third star, John Moses Browning, is needed. If only he had designed another gun that was carried in the Great War. But I just can’t think of one.

[@ssgadamjunemann]

Thanksgiving came early. Happy Thanksgiving C&Rsenal!

[@Vandecker]

Amazing episode as always :-)

[@randymagnum143]

I might have fallen asleep the first time. I'll watch again!

[@Lemonjellow]

Love you guys replaying so it adds a view

[@peoplesauce]

holy crap engagement metrics are so cool im going to share this with all of my friends

[@NordPrecision]

It was actually common for field gunsmith to file the troops sights a little. I have 1 is filed and 1 original, and I honestly feel like it's easier to shoot with the filed one

[@thegael1996]

I think I'm becoming addicted to Krags.

[@snapshotscorner5542]

That is one good addiction....

[@johnchristopherrobert1839]

Love your content and feeding the algorithm

[@davidchappelle3212]

I want one! I don’t know why, but that looks like it would be a blast.

[@peterlazzari3950]

The picture of the jarmann is one of the Swedish ones. 1500 were made for Sweden. Most for the navy. Don't want to be a narc. Love your work and realise this is a kraft show.

[@alexhemsath6235]

I was going to rewatch it at least five times anyway.