Krag–Petersson
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The Krag–Petersson was the first repeating rifle adopted by the armed forces of Norway and was one of the first repeating rifles to be adopted as standard issue by a military force, being preceded by
The action of the Krag–Petersson fieldstripped (refer to the text)
Spent round is pulled out by the extractor, while a fresh round is pushed into the "bed" on the breechblock.
The new round is chambered manually, and the breechblock rises while the hammer stays cocked.
The 12.17 mm rimfire round used in the M1867 and the Krag–Petersson.
Jarmann M1884
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The Jarmann M1884 is a Norwegian bolt-action repeating rifle designed in 1878 adopted in 1884. The Jarmann's adoption, and subsequent modifications, turned the Norwegian Army from a fighting force arm
Krag–Petersson
…armies, primarily because the round it was designed around was considered to be obsolete. At the same time, the committee had already started testing the Jarmann M1884 bolt action rifle. However, the Royal Norwegian Navy decided to adopt it as their standard arm in 1876, pointing out that they still were using the old…
M1884 Jarmann repeating rifle
"Three-band" Swedish Jarmann. Apart from the number of bands around the forestock it was identical to the two-band model adopted by Norway as the M1884.
Closeup of the bolt and receiver of the Jarmann pictured above
Group of Norwegian soldiers armed with the Jarmann M1884. Uniforms suggest photograph dates from the late 1880s.