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The Krag–Jørgensen is a repeating bolt-action rifle [1] designed by the Norwegians Ole Herman Johannes Krag and Erik Jørgensen in the late 19th century. It was adopted as a standard arm by Norway, Denmark, and the United States. About 300 were delivered to Boer forces of the South African Republic.
The Springfield Model 1892–99 Krag–Jørgensen rifle is a Norwegian-designed bolt-action rifle that was adopted in 1892 as the standard United States Army military longarm, chambered for U.S. caliber .30-40 Krag cartridges.
The .30-40 Krag, also known as the .30 U.S. and .30 Army, was a rifle cartridge developed in the early 1890s to provide the U.S. armed forces with a smokeless powder cartridge suited for use with modern small-bore repeating rifles to be selected in the 1892 small arm trials.
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Two Danish infantryman with Danish Gevær M/89 Krag–Jørgensen rifles. The Danish variants of the Krag–Jørgensen were their main service rifle in WWII. Danish 1889 Krag–Jørgensen [1] Swedish Mauser M96; Automatgevar M42; Mauser Karabiner 98k; Lee-Enfield; M1917 Enfield; M1 Garand; M1 carbine
Despite the replacement of the trapdoor rifles by the adoption of newer repeating rifles, they were manufactured until 1893 and saw combat during the Spanish–American War, a war that was dominated by the newer Springfield Krag–Jørgensen bolt action rifle. The Model 1888, despite its aged technology, was built in large numbers and was also ...
Krag-Jørgensen M1930: 6.5 mm Gewehr 351(n) Jarmann M1884: 10.15 mm Karabiner 411(n) Krag-Jørgensen Kavalerikarabin M1881: 6.5 mm Karabiner 412(n) Krag-Jørgensen Kavalerikarabin M1895: 6.5 mm Karabiner 413(n) Krag-Jørgensen Ingeniörkarabin M1904: 6.5 mm Karabiner 414(n) Krag-Jørgensen Artillerikarabin M1907: 6.5 mm Karabiner 415(n) Krag ...
Erik Jørgensen (17 May 1848 – 15 September 1896) was a Norwegian master gunsmith, well known for his cooperation with Ole Herman Johannes Krag in developing the first successful Krag–Jørgensen rifle. [1]