CBA member, Tom Davis, wrote this article which appeared in the Jan/Feb 2005, #185 issue of the Fouling Shot.In 1889, Denmark became the first country to officially adopt the Krag design, followed by the United States in 1892 and Norway in 1894. My particular Model 1889 Danish Krag long rifle is a much-used early example with an excellent bore, made at the Danish government’s Copenhage