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unusual facts about Krag-Jørgensen



1960 Danish football air crash

A smaller plane waiting for clearance to take off when the accident occurred was due to carry four other players to the same match: Erik Dyreborg, Hans Christian Andersen, Bent Jørgensen, and Bjarne Eklund.

6.5×52mm Mannlicher-Carcano

The 6.5×52mm Carcano was the first to be officially adopted of a class of similar smallbore military rifle cartridges which included the 6.5×50mm Arisaka (Japan), 6.5×53R Mannlicher (Romania / Netherlands), 6.5×54mm Mannlicher-Schönauer (Greece), 6.5×55mm Swedish Mauser (also Norwegian Krag-Jørgensen), 6.5×58 Portuguese.

6.5×55mm

The 6.5×55mm cartridge was used by Norway in the Krag-Jørgensen bolt action rifle and in the Madsen machine gun, as well as in several prototype self-loading rifles.

6.5mm Remington Magnum

Beginning in the 1950s several ex-service Norwegian Krag-Jørgensen and Swedish Mauser began trickling into the United States.

8×58mmR

Norway adopted the 6.5×55mm Krag-Jørgensen rifle in 1894, and Sweden replaced the 8×58mmR with the 6.5×55mm Swedish Mauser rifle in 1898.

Aksel Jørgensen

From 1909 to 1914, Jørgensen worked on a large series of works illustrating Holger Drachmann's life and poetry for the Drachmann Inn in Frederiksberg.

Alexandra, Countess of Frederiksborg

In the summer of 2005 there were reports and pictures of Alexandra together with 14 years younger Martin Jørgensen (b. 2 March 1978 in Valby), who is a photographer and the son of Jacob Jørgensen.

Ann Eleonora Jørgensen

Ann Eleonora Jørgensen (born 16 October 1965 in Hjørring, Denmark) is a Danish film, television and stage actor.

Axel Petersson

The importance of his aid is best made clear by the fact that Ole H J Krag insisted on calling the finished rifle Krag-Petersson.

Dan Jørgensen

Jørgensen grew up in Morud on the Danish island of Funen, attended high school at Nordfyns Gymnasium, and university at the University of Aarhus, from which he holds a Master's degree in Political Science.

Danneskiold-Samsøe

The present comital family number the noble families Ahlefeldt, Frijs-Frijsenborg, Kaas, Trolle, Thott, Ulfstand, Ulfeldt, Huitfeldt, Sehested, Gyldenstierne, Rosenkrantz, Rantzau, Reventlow, Brahe, Ruud, Grubbe, Gabel, Krag to Juellund, and Krag-Juel-Vind-Frijs among their ancestress-linked relatives.

Eva Kløvstad

She was born in Vang, Hedmark, a daughter of Frithjof Georg Jørgensen and Thorbjørg Jenny Godager.

Frits Clausen

Two years later, Clausen ousted the leadership committee of the party (whose members were Einar Jørgensen, C. C. Hansen, and Cay Lembcke) from power and became the party's sole leader.

Jens Otto Krag

In 1950 Krag resigned from Parliament partially due to a conflict with Vilhelm Buhl and H. C. Hansen and, in order to become more fluent in the English language and see more of the world, requested a position at the Danish embassy in the United States.

Jon Kuvlung

Krag, Claus Sverre. Norges største middelalderkonge (Aschehoug. Oslo: 2005)

Lene Demsitz

Lene Stokholm Demsitz (Humlebæk) (Jørgensen) (born March 8, 1959 in Rønde, Midtjylland) is a retired female long jumper from Denmark.

Mani Spinx

Mani Spinx (born Mads Brøbech Jørgensen on July 31, 1975 in Silkeborg, Denmark) is a solo-artist, producer and songwriter.

Maria Kämmerling

She is best known for her interpretations of contemporary guitar music, including pieces by Gunnar Berg, Axel Borup-Jørgensen, Cristóbal Halffter, Vagn Holmboe and Bruno Maderna.

Nanna Jørgensen

Jørgensen is the first woman who signed a contract with Polish motorcycle speedway club (KM Ostrów Wielkopolski).

Ole Herman Johannes Krag

Krag grew up in various locations where his father, Hans Peter Schnitler Krag (1794–1855), served as pastor, including Vågå, Fredrikshald (Halden) and Christiania (Oslo).

Per Jørgensen

Jørgensen was a major voice in Bergen Jazz Community in the 1970s, with marked musical performances with bands such as Danmarksplass Rock og Jazz (trumpet and voice) with the young saxophoneplayer Olav Dale from Voss and the profound Bergen guitarist Ole Thomsen, now central member of the Bergen Big Band.

Remington Rolling Block rifle

In 12.17x42mmRF and 12.18x44mmRF (two cartridges that were interchangeable), and towards the end of its service life also 8x58mmR Danish Krag centerfire, it served as the standard service rifle of the Swedish Army from 1867 to the mid-1890s (when it was replaced by the Swedish Mauser) and in Norway as the standard service rifle from 1867 to the mid-1880s (when it was replaced by the M1884 Jarmann).

Sigurd Lavard

Krag, Claus Sverre – Norges største middelalderkonge (Oslo: H. Aschehoug & Co. 2005) ISBN 82-03-23201-9.

Sophus Mads Jørgensen

Jørgensen was a board member of the Carlsberg Foundation from 1885 until his death in 1914, and was elected a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in 1899.

Springfield Model 1892-99

The Krag was completely phased out of service in the Regular Army by 1907, as M1903 Springfields became available, however, the Krag was issued for many more years with the National Guard and the Army Reserve, including service in World War I with rear-echelon U.S. troops in France and as training arms at various Stateside bases.

A competition was held in 1892, comparing rifle designs from Lee, Krag-Jørgensen, Mannlicher, Mauser, Schmidt-Rubin, and about 40 other military and civilian designs.

Sylling

Krag, Claus (2005) Sverre, Norges største middelalderkonge ISBN 82-03-23201-9

The Complete Elvis Presley Masters

The boxed-set also features a 240–page hardcover book with complete discography produced exclusively for this collection; researched and written by Ernst Jørgensen and Peter Guralnick.

Thomas Helveg

Both Helveg and Martin Jørgensen were included in new national manager Bo Johansson's Danish squad for the 1998 FIFA World Cup.

Ynglinga saga

Krag, Claus Ynglingatal og Ynglingesaga- en studie i historiske kilder (1991)


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