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Krico is a well-established brand in the weapons industry, owned by a German firm, Kriegeskorte GmbH. Its origins date back to 1878, when it was founded by Robert Kriegeskorte in Esslingen am Zollberg. At first, they were a wholesaling business offering gunpowder, dynamite, ammunition, and arms; hence, Robert decided to build a powder depot. Having issues with local authorities, he moved the business to Stuttgart, where it shot up.
By 1918, the founder’s son, Max Kriegeskorte, took over the company. Ten years later, the Junghans & Kriegeskorte company was transformed into a private company and has been known as Kriegeskorte & Co. GmbH. After World War II, his son Rolf Kriegeskorte began producing household products with the help of his mother, while weapon and ammunition production was prohibited by the Allies.
In 1950, the company was permitted to produce air rifles and small caliber rifles in the following year. The production of hunting rifles began in 1954 with Model 400 for .22 Hornet and .222 Remington calibers. They designed the 600 and 700 models for heavier calibers in 1963. The company was relocated to Fürth in Bavaria in 1986, by Arndt Kriegeskorte, the son of Rolf. They entered into a strategic partnership with Dynamit Nobel in hopes of developing the Rottweil Paragon over-and-under shotgun. The project was unsuccessful and soon led to bankruptcy.
Moving to Vohburg-lrsching, the company was slowly renovated and in 1997, Krico launched its new Model 902 bolt-action repeating rifle. In 2005, they stopped the rifle’s production due to small profits in the repeating rifles market. Up to this day, Kriegeskorte GmbH has been focusing on the export, import, and storage of hunting and sporting weapons instead.
Krico Model 900 is a prototype of the Model 902 bolt-action rifle. The bolt has three locking lugs, making the rifle suitable for heavier cartridges. The rifle features a folding rear sight and a front sight. It uses the same safety mechanism as its smaller counterpart, Krico Model 700. The back of the firing pin also serves as a cocking indicator.
The overall length of the rifle is 1080 mm (42.5-inch) and the barrel is 750 mm (22.3-inch) long.
Figure 1: Krico Model 900, chambered for .308 Win. (Source: https://whbu.pl/produkt/krico/)
Krico Model 900 is chambered for the following calibers:
.308 Win.
.375 H&H Mag.
The receiver has four tapped holes for mounting purposes, two on the front and two on the rear mounting surface.
A: 21.9 mm
B: 102.8 mm
C: 12.7 mm
BHU: 1.5 mm
Ø: M3,5
R1: R15.0
R2: R16.5
For one-piece mounts to fit on a rifle, the mounting surfaces of these rifles must match in all dimensions. The following rifles are interchangeable:
Krico Model 700
Krico Model 700D
Krico Model 700D Magnum
Krico Model 902
For two-piece mounts to fit on a rifle, mounting surfaces must match in all dimensions except the B distance. B distance can vary because two-piece mounts can be installed and adjusted closer or further apart. The following rifles are interchangeable:
Krico Model 600
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