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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 74. Chapters: Krag-Jorgensen, Mosin-Nagant, Lebel Model 1886 rifle, Kammerlader, Martini-Henry, Schmidt-Rubin, Jarmann M1884, Krag-Petersson, Rifles in the American Civil War, Long rifle, Baker rifle, Dreyse needle gun, Sharps rifle, Brunswick rifle, Springfield Model 1892-99, Martini-Enfield, Snider-Enfield, Ferguson rifle, Berdan rifle, Harpers Ferry Model 1803, Remington M1867, Chassepot, Hawken rifle, Minie rifle, M1819 Hall rifle, Vetterli rifle, Springfield Model 1866, M1841 Mississippi Rifle, Farquharson rifle, Springfield Model 1873, Springfield Model 1871, Springfield Model 1865, Berthier carbine, Fusil Gras mle 1874, Springfield Model 1880, Springfield Model 1870 Remington-Navy, Springfield Model 1884, Remington Rolling Block rifle, Model 1817 Common Rifle, Sharps-Borchardt Model 1878, Springfield Model 1877, Springfield Model 1888, Albini-Braendlin rifle, Murata rifle, Springfield Model 1882, Springfield Model 1886, Martini Cadet, Mylonas rifle, M1870 Italian Vetterli, Wanzl, Springfield Model 1875, Eidgenossischer Stutzer 1851, Tabatiere rifle, Infanteriegewehr Modell 1842, Boyer rifle, M1870 Belgian Comblain, Kropatschek, Infanteriegewehr 1863, Jagergewehr 1856/59, Percussion rifle, Quackenbush rifle, M1867 Russian Krnka, M1867 Werndl-Holub. Excerpt: The Krag-Jorgensen is a repeating bolt action rifle designed by the Norwegians Ole Herman Johannes Krag and Erik Jorgensen in the late 19th century. It was adopted as a standard arm by Denmark, the United States of America and Norway. About 300 were delivered to Boer forces of the Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek, or ZAR. A distinctive feature of the Krag-Jorgensen action was its magazine. While many other rifles of its era used an integral box magazine loaded by a charger or stripper clip, the magazine of the Krag-Jorgensen was integral with the receiver (the part of the rif...
