1944 "Stomperud" Nazi occupation Norwegian Krag-Jorgensen

[shmlnaaa]

Here's pics of an interesting Krag I acquired just recently. The stock, barrel, receiver, and rear sight base are matched. All of the other parts are not. The bolt body is in the white and has normal Norwegian markings, but the striker-safety-extractor assembly is blued in the same fashion as the rest of the rifle and most of it's parts numbered 74. The stock also has a crack in the wrist which was glued. There are a lot of other little interesting details about the rifle, but I'll try to let the pictures do a lot of the talking.

 

[RyanE]

Scarce gun and bought for an excellent price.

Small parts (like the bands) seem to be whatever salvaged parts were on hand and never match, but the major stuff should match (receiver, bolt, stock, etc.).

 

[ugafx4]

Awesome rifle! I love all these interesting occupation firearms. Thanks for sharing!

 

[shmlnaaa]

Scarce gun and bought for an excellent price.

Small parts (like the bands) seem to be whatever salvaged parts were on hand and never match, but the major stuff should match (receiver, bolt, stock, etc.).

I think the bolt is some sort of mismatch, but is at least in part from or for this model of Krag. That, or the bolt never was matched in the first place. Most of the other parts don't appear to have been through any effort to re-number them even though they are clearly refinished all in the same manner. The receiver also appears to be a recycled part; the markings having been cut off and replaced with what you see on it now. The barrel also appears to be a salvaged part because it is clearly much more crudely machined near the muzzle where it was cut down and turned down and the front sight base fitted.

That's my assessment from inspecting this rifle, which pretty much agrees with what you're saying.

Does anyone know how, who, and where were these rifles used in German service? I've seen various pictures of railway troops with Norwegian Krags in Europe, but they were all the older models likely captured from Norway. I assume this rifle had some sort of second-line use to free up 98k's and such for other soldiers.

 

[RyanE]

I think the bolt is some sort of mismatch, but is at least in part from or for this model of Krag. That, or the bolt never was matched in the first place. Most of the other parts don't appear to have been through any effort to re-number them even though they are clearly refinished all in the same manner. The receiver also appears to be a recycled part; the markings having been cut off and replaced with what you see on it now. The barrel also appears to be a salvaged part because it is clearly much more crudely machined near the muzzle where it was cut down and turned down and the front sight base fitted.

That's my assessment from inspecting this rifle, which pretty much agrees with what you're saying.

Does anyone know how, who, and where were these rifles used in German service? I've seen various pictures of railway troops with Norwegian Krags in Europe, but they were all the older models likely captured from Norway. I assume this rifle had some sort of second-line use to free up 98k's and such for other soldiers.

The bolts issued with these were blued and usually have WaA on them. I think this one is just a regular in-the-white Norwegian Krag bolt.

I doubt these were issued in any numbers. Production was very low, and most of the ones you see are basically new.

 

[shmlnaaa]

The bolts issued with these were blued and usually have WaA on them. I think this one is just a regular in-the-white Norwegian Krag bolt.

I doubt these were issued in any numbers. Production was very low, and most of the ones you see are basically new.

Yeah, I think the bolt body is likely not the factory one and the rear assembly of the bolt is from a different Stomperud (probably).

This rifle definitely has been used somewhat considering the muzzle wear and pitting. It has some finish wear too. Of course, that all could have come from almost anywhere or any time after it was made.

 

[sneakerd]

Wow. A waffen-ampted Krag. Never seen one before, very cool!