After some kind assistance from Tom Butts, and from a local friend with better woodworking skills than I have, here is the current state of the Norwegian Department of my Scandinavian collection. I though this might provide some holiday entertainment to carry us through the Winter, while we look forward to shooting weather:

Top: 1894 Rifle, 1917 Kongsberg. Receiver, bolt, barrel, loading gate matching. Parkerized barrel, some re-blueing on the loading gate. The barrel is in good condition. As soon as I get some shooting in I will report on that.

Middle: 1912-16 ( or 1912/3 by Brophy ). 1915 Kongsberg manufacture. Non-matching. 4 digit serial receiver. The barrel is poor. The stock has been sanded and refinished ( the serial is barely visible ) and has had cracks repaired. Interestingly, it appears to have an original leather sling. Shooting report to follow on this one, too. I have a long haul to get this one cleaned up.

Bottom: 1912-18 ( or 1912/4 by Brophy ).  1923 Kongsberg manufacture. All matching. Bolt, receiver, sight, front ring, buttplate and stock. Clear proof mark on the stock. I have not had it apart to check the barrel. I am reluctant to look. The barrel is poor. I am also reluctant to take this one to the range, while I intend to shoot the other 1912.

M1916 bayonet, manufactured in 1920, according to the serial number. The serial of the scabbard matches. Proofs and acceptance marks present. Generally fair condition. Somewhere along the line, the kids got a hold of it and chopped some nails. There are several nicks in the blade.

M1916 Kort bayonet. 1942-1943 manufacture? Crown over K proof, no serial number. Sold to me as an M/1894 with the 1912, I was too ignorant to know the difference. I have no idea whether the Kort or the original might be more rare today. 34,000 Korts made, 140,000 M/1894s, but who knows, the Norwegians might have sold them all for use as tent-stakes, or scrapped them. like the Finns did.

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