Krag–Jørgensen
Comparison with contemporary rifles
At the time of adoption in Denmark, the United States and Norway, the Krag–Jørgensen was seen as the best available rifle.

Krag–Jørgensen

Section Title: Comparison with contemporary rifles
Table Section Text: At the time of adoption in Denmark, the United States and Norway, the Krag–Jørgensen was seen as the best available rifle.

Rifle	Danish Krag–Jørgensen 1889	US Krag–Jørgensen M1892	Norwegian Krag–Jørgensen M1894	Japanese Type 38 Rifle	German Gewehr 98	British Lee–Enfield (late model)

Effective range	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	1,000 m	800 m

Magazine capacity	5	5	5	5	5	10

Calibre	8×58R (7.87 mm)	.30-40 (7.62 mm)	6.5×55mm	6.5x50mm Arisaka	7.92×57mm Mauser	.303 (7.7×56R mm)

Muzzle velocity	580 m/s (early rounds) 823 m/s (late rounds)	609.6 m/s	700 m/s (early rounds) 870 m/s (late rounds)	765 m/s	639 m/s (early rounds) 878 m/s (late rounds)	774 m/s

Barrel length	83.2 cm	76.2 cm	76 cm	79.7 cm	74 cm	64 cm

Total length	132.8 cm	124.5 cm	126.8 cm	128 cm	125 cm	112.8 cm

Loaded weight	4.28 kg	4.22 kg	4.22 kg	3.95 kg	4.09 kg	4.17 kg

Sentence(s)

US Krag–Jørgensen M1892 has a muzzle velocity of 609.6 m/s.

final_sentence: US Krag–Jørgensen M1892 has a muzzle velocity of 609.6 m/s.