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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.
A number of 1896 and 1897 Steyr-manufactured Krag rifles resembling the M1894 Norwegian and chambered in 6.5×55, but lacking some Norwegian inspection markings and having serial numbers outside the sequences of those produced for Norway, were in Boer hands during the Second Boer War (1899–1902), most have serial numbers below 900. Markings ...
The Model 1896 rifle in 6.5×55mm (6,5 mm Gevär m/96) was adopted in 1896 for infantry use, replacing the Model 1867–1889 Remington rolling block rifle in 8×58mmR Danish Krag. Swedish production (under license) started in 1898 at Carl Gustafs, but additional rifles were produced by Mauser during 1899 and 1900 because of delays in shipping ...
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.
Krag–Jørgensen: 6.5×55mm.30-40 Krag. 8×58mmR Danish Krag. 1886 Norway: Lebel 1886 rifle: 8×50mmR Lebel: 1887 France: Lee-Enfield No. 4 Mk I.303 British: 1931 United Kingdom: Lee-Metford.303 British: 1884 United Kingdom: M1870/87 Italian Vitterli Vitali: 6.5x52mm Carcano: 1887 Kingdom of Italy: M1903 Springfield rifle.30-03.30-06 ...
Massachusetts Arms Maynard Carbine (USA – rifle – 1851) Mauser. Gewehr 71 (German Empire – rifle – 1871) Gewehr 98 (German Empire – rifle – 1898) Mauser C78 "zig-zag" (German Empire – revolver – 1878) Mauser C96 (German Empire – pistol – 1896) Maxim Gun (United Kingdom – machine gun – 1883) Merrill carbine (USA – rifle ...
The Mauser action was further refined in 1898 with the version that was adopted in Germany as the Gewehr 98, [20] which proved to be the most influential of all bolt-action rifles of its time, leading to various military rifles like the German Karabiner 98k, Czech vz. 24, and the Yugoslav M24 series. The Mauser M98 action is still copied in ...
Antique firearms can be divided into two basic types: muzzle-loading and cartridge firing. Muzzleloading antique firearms are not generally owned with the intent of firing them (although original muzzleloaders can be safely fired, after having them thoroughly inspected), but instead are usually owned as display pieces or for their historic value.