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Title: Re: Capsule Magazine? Post by butlersrangers on Dec 12th, 2018 at 5:14pm
Sometimes you just have to read ... or at least try, with Norwegian!
Karl Egil Hanevik's book, "Krag-Jorgensen Gevaeret", throws some light on "Capsule Magazine". Ole Herman Johannes Krag devised a 'Kapselmagasin' for the Jarmann bolt action rifle around 1882. This magazine held nine or ten rounds. When Denmark showed interest in Krag's Kapselmagasingevaer, the design evolved into the Krag-Jorgensen 'Halvkapselmagasingevaer'' or Half-Capsule Magazine Rifle which had a slimmer five round magazine. So at least in Europe, the term Capsule Magazine, goes back to the origins of the Krag-Jorgensen rifle. Learn something new every day! |
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