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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.
Bolt action rifles are an evolution of the lever action rifle, offering greater accuracy and stronger receivers. [1] ... .30-40 Krag. 8×58mmR Danish Krag. 1886
The Krag–Jørgensen rifle had some serious limitations compared to the new Mauser rifles being used by European armies; its 5-round capsule magazine was loaded one round at a time, rather than using a stripper clip into a box magazine, and the Krag–Jørgensen's single locking lug on the bolt made the action much weaker than the strong, two ...
Swing Mk4 bolt action target rifle A Kelbly rifle action bolt that has been oiled to run smoothly A US Marine extracts a spent round from an M40A3 using a bolt-action mechanism Bolt action is a type of manual firearm action that is operated by directly manipulating the turn-bolt via a bolt handle , most commonly placed on the right-hand side of ...
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 ...
The action of the Krag–Petersson is, as seen in the photograph to the left, simple compared to modern rifles. It consists of eight components: the receiver (A), the hammer (B), the tilting breechblock (C), the firing pin (D), two pins to secure the hammer and breechblock (E and F), a lockplate with a screw to secure the pins (G) and the ...