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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.
Danish M.1889 carbine. After strenuous tests, Denmark adopted the Krag–Jørgensen rifle on July 3, 1889. The Danish rifle differed in several key areas from the weapons later adopted by the United States and Norway, particularly in its use of a forward (as opposed to downward) hinged magazine door, the use of rimmed ammunition, and the use of an outer steel liner for the barrel.
Ole H. J. Krag was born in Vågå, in Oppland county, Norway. Krag grew up in various locations where his father, Hans Peter Schnitler Krag (1794–1855), served as pastor, including Vågå, Fredrikshald (Halden) and Christiania (Oslo). Krag was a student at Hartvig Nissens skole in Oslo. He started his military career in January 1854.
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 M52 was the first in a family of target rifles based on refurbished Mauser M 98 military actions by the Danish company Schultz & Larsen in the years following World War II. [1] They were produced to fill a need for target rifles by the Danish shooting association - De Danske Skytteforeninger . [ 2 ]
Rifles. Berthier M1892, M1892/16, M1907/15 and M1916; Gras M1874 and M1874/14; Lebel M1886/93; Mannlicher M1895; Mannlicher-Schönauer M1903 and M1903/14 (Standard issue rifle) Machine guns. Chauchat M1915; Colt-Browning M1895/14; Hotchkiss M1914; Saint Étienne M1907/16; Schwarzlose M1907/12; Grenades. F1 M1915, M1916 and M1917; Improvised ...
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1.2 Rifles. 1.3 Submachine guns. 1.4 Machine guns. 2 Artillery. Toggle Artillery subsection. ... Krag–Jørgensen M1894 [2] Krag-Petersson reserves; Kammerlader ...