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The rimmed.30-40 round was also known as .30 Army or .30 U.S. Although the .30-40 Krag was the first smokeless powder round adopted by the U.S. military, it retained the "caliber-charge" naming system of earlier black powder cartridges, i.e. a .30-caliber bullet propelled by 40 grains (2.6 g) of smokeless powder.
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.
A few Krag–Jørgensen rifles were put together after 1945, for sale to civilian hunters and sharpshooters, [30] among them 1600 of the so-called Stomperud Krag. While there were at no point any plans for re-equipping the Norwegian Army with the Krag–Jørgensen, attempts were made to adapt it to firing more modern, high-powered ammunition ...
The Rough Riders were armed with Model 1896 Carbines in caliber .30 US (i.e., .30-40 Krag). "They succeeded in getting their cartridges, Colt Single Action Army revolvers, clothing, shelter-tents, and horse gear ... and in getting the regiment armed with the Springfield Krag carbine used by the regular cavalry."
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Blake submitted two of his rifles to the trials, [1] both chambered in .30 Blake cartridge — a rimless version of the .30-40 Krag cartridge. [3] On August 19, 1892, Army Board recommended the Norwegian Krag–Jørgensen rifle to be adopted as the new service rifle. American designers were against the Army's adoption of a foreign design.
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