adopted – without asking – the "magazine regulator" of the Krag–Petersson for their Kropatschek rifle. As a form of compensation, Krag was later made a knight of Légion d'honneur. Russia and Brazil tested the Krag–Petersson without adopting it, and Krag travelled Europe extensively to market the Krag–Petersson. Fate of the Krag–Petersson rifles The Krag–Petersson remained in use in the Royal Norwegian Navy for almost 25 years, alongside the Jarmann, and, from 1896, the Krag–Jørgensen. By 1900, they were considered obsolete and sold to civilians, many of whom rebuilt the rifles to centerfire and in a few cases to shotguns. The details of the sales are lacking, although it is known that in 1928 only 70 Krag–Peterssons remained in military warehouses. It is likely that these were considered unsellable and scrapped. Today the Krag–Petersson is very rare, and unaltered specimens can fetch high prices – anywhere from US$2,000 and up. As a curiosity, Roald Amundsen owned a Krag–Petersson with the serial number 168, probably bought from the Royal Norwegian Navy just after 1900. It is unclear if this rifle accompanied him on expeditions, but it is on display at the Fram museum in Oslo. Comparison with contemporary rifles The Krag–Petersson is often said to be a good rifle. By comparing it to the Remington M1867, which was the standard issue rifle in the Norwegian Army, as well as against the standard service rifles of Germany, France and the United Kingdom at the time, it is quite clear that the Krag–Petersson suffered from having been designed for an outdated cartridge. See also Other Norwegian rifles: Kammerlader Remington M1867 Jarmann M1884 Krag–Jørgensen Comparable weapons from the same era: The German Mauser Gewehr 71 and 71/84 The French Gras rifle and the various Kropatscheks The British Martini–Henry The Russian Berdan Type II The American M1870 Sharps and Winchester-Hotchkiss Notes and references Hanevik, Karl Egil (1998). Norske Militærgeværer etter 1867. Hanevik Våpen. . Chapter 2 and appendix A Wikborg, Trond, Krag–Petersson M1876 Last retrieved 18 August 2005 External links A page with a few details and some photos of the M1876 More pictures of the rifle Early rifles Rifles of Norway