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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.
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 ...
6 mm/.30-30 Improved, a .30-30 Ackley Improved necked down to 6 mm (.243).243 Ackley Improved, an improved .243 Winchester.25 Ackley Krag, a .30-40 Krag necked down to .25 caliber (6.2 mm).25-06 Ackley improved, an improved .25-06 Remington with a 40 degree angled shoulder.25 Ackley Krag Short, a slightly shortened .25 Ackley Krag
Rifles chambered in "standard" factory rounds are warranted for shooting factory smokeless powder ammunition as well, such as the 30-40K, .38-55, and .45-70. [4] The model 1863 comes in 50 caliber and 54 caliber. The model 1874 comes in: .30-40 Krag.38-55 Winchester.40-50 11 ⁄ 16 BN.40-65.40-65 Win.40-70 2 1 ⁄ 4 BN.40-70 2 1 ⁄ 2 ST.40-90 ...
Springfield Model 1884 – .45-70 caliber trapdoor rifle. [16] Springfield Model 1886 – .45-70 caliber trapdoor carbine. [17] Springfield Model 1888 – .45-70 caliber trapdoor rifle. [18] Repeating rifle: Springfield Model 1892–99 – .30-40 caliber Krag–Jørgensen bolt action rifle. [19] Springfield Model 1903 – .30-03, .30-06 caliber ...
The Springfield Model 1888 was one of several models of rifles produced by Springfield Armory for the United States military in the late 19th century. It was the final design in a long line of rifles which used the trapdoor breechblock design developed by Erskine S. Allin in the 1860s and the last single-shot rifle to see American military service.
In Army service, both the M1885 and M1895 6 mm Lee were used in the Spanish–American War, along with the .30-40 Krag and the .45-70. The Lee rifle's detachable box magazine was invented by James Paris Lee, and was very influential on later rifle designs. [citation needed] Other advancements had made it clear that the Army needed a replacement ...