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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.
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 8×58mmR Danish Krag, also known as the 8×58mmRD, is a late 19th-century rimmed centerfire military rifle cartridge similar to other early smokeless powder designs. It was briefly adopted by Norway and Sweden and remained the standard Danish service rifle cartridge from 1889 until 1945. [2] [1] [4]
"The Krag-Jorgensen Gun: It Is Inferior In Many Respects To The Mauser Used By The Spaniards" (PDF). The New York Times; Walter, John (2006). Rifles of the World. Iola: Krause Publications. ISBN 9780896892415. Westwood, David (2005). Rifles: An Illustrated History of Their Impact. Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO. ISBN 978-1851094011.
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Mauser, originally the Königlich Württembergische Gewehrfabrik, was a German arms manufacturer.Their line of bolt-action rifles and semi-automatic pistols was produced beginning in the 1870s for the German armed forces.