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* ''[[Hogan's Heroes]]'' - Oberfeldwebel Schultz and various other German guards are equipped with Krag-Jorgensens in lieu of Mauser rifles. | * ''[[Hogan's Heroes]]'' - Oberfeldwebel Schultz and various other German guards are equipped with Krag-Jorgensens in lieu of Mauser rifles. | ||
* Used by Theodore Roosevelt in ''[[Deadliest Warrior]]'' | |||
==Video Games== | ==Video Games== | ||
Revision as of 21:19, 1 January 2012
Designed in Norway, this rifle was adopted by the Danish (chambered in 8x58R)and Norwegian (chambered in 6,5x55) armies . It was adopted by the U.S. Army in 1892, chambered in .30-40 Krag (a.k.a: .30 U.S./.30 Army/.30 Government). This rifle had a distinctive magazine, that was integral with the receiver, featuring an opening on the right hand side for loading, with a hinged cover.
This rifle can be seen in the following movies:
Film
- American troops in The Real Glory (1939)
- Sailors from the Venture in King Kong (1933) - Rifle versions of 1898 U.S. Krags.
- Brian Keith as President Roosevelt in The Wind and the Lion (1975)
- United States Marines in The Wind and the Lion (1975)
- U.S. Army soldiers in Ironweed (1987)
- Used by the Teddy Roosevelt's Rough Riders and U.S. Infantry Units in the made for television mini-series Rough Riders (1997)
- William Katt as Edward Marshall in Rough Riders (1997)
- Lee Marvin as R.C.M.P. Sgt. Millen in Death Hunt (1981)
- Gregory Peck as Atticus Finch in To Kill a Mockingbird (1962). It appears to be a "Sporterized" Danish Model 1889.
- Local police in Public Enemies (2009), both rifle and carbine versions.
- Hunters in Tarzan's Secret Treasure (1941)
Television
- Curly Howard in "Spook Louder" The Three Stooges
- Hogan's Heroes - Oberfeldwebel Schultz and various other German guards are equipped with Krag-Jorgensens in lieu of Mauser rifles.
- Used by Theodore Roosevelt in Deadliest Warrior