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Ole H J Krag was born in Vågå , Norway. He started his Military career in January 1854. He became a Second Lieutenant in 1857 and a full Lieutenant in 1861. In 1866 he was ordered to Kongsberg Våpenfabrikk , the most important Norwegian weapons factory of its day. Ole H J Krag constructed his first Repeating Rifle in 1868, which evolved into the Krag-Petersson (aided by Axel Petersson ) by 1872. This, as well as his work in the Armoury , gave him a thorough understanding of what requirements the Norwegian Army had to a rifle, allowing him to create the successful Krag-Jørgensen with the help of his good friend Erik Jørgensen . In 1880 he was named director of the armoury. After the Krag-Jørgensen was accepted as the main rifle of the Norwegian Army, he was made a Lieutenant Colonel in 1894. He retired in 1902. REFERENCES
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