The Krag-J rgensen is a repeating bolt action rifle designed by the Norwegians Ole Herman Johannes Krag and Erik J rgensen in the late 19th century. It was adopted as a standard arm by Denmark, the United States of America and Norway. About 300 were delivered to Boer forces of the Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek, or ZAR. A distinctive feature of the Krag-J rgensen action was its magazine. While many other rifles of its era used an integral box magazine, the magazine of the Krag-J rgensen was integral with the receiver (the part of the rifle that houses the operating parts), featuring an opening on the right hand side with a hinged cover. The cartridges were inserted through the side opening, and were pushed up, around, and into the action by a spring follower. This presented both advantages and disadvantages compared with a top-loading "box" magazine, many of which were fed using a "stripper clip". While a similar claw type clip would be made that allowed the magazine to be loaded all at once, normal loading was one cartridge at a time.

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