In this later war the rifle was referred to in a song popular with U. Approximately"Krags" were produced at the Springfield Armory in Massachusetts from to It was the U.Īrmy's primary rifle from to when it was replaced by the M Springfield rifle with its ballistically similar. The trials were held at Governors IslandNew York.ĭespite protests from domestic inventors and arms manufacturers-two designers, Russell and Livermore, even sued the U.
Army searched for a new rifle in the early s to replace their old Springfield Model "trapdoor" single-shot rifles. American Krags are the most plentiful and affordable of all three Krag variants, although many are sporterized, and they remain popular with collectors today. Krag was replaced beginning in with the introduction of the M Springfield rifle, which was essentially a copy of a Mauser, although some design elements of the Krag remained, such as the cocking piece. Although "Krags" were popular, unique and efficient, the side loading gate mechanism was slow and cumbersome to reload in combat compared to the clip loaded Spanish Mausers the Krag was up against.
All versions and variants were manufactured under license by the Springfield Armory between and and famously served as the longarm during the Spanish-American War.
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