Erik Jørgensen

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Erik Jørgensen was a Norwegian firearms designer best known for co-developing the Krag–Jørgensen bolt-action rifle used by several national armies in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

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instanceOf firearms designer
person
activeInCentury 19th century
20th century
associatedWith Norwegian military small arms development
associatedWithWeapon Krag–Jørgensen rifle NERFINISHED
coDeveloperOf Krag–Jørgensen bolt-action system NERFINISHED
coInvented Krag–Jørgensen rifle NERFINISHED
collaboratedWith Ole Herman Johannes Krag NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship Norway
designedFor military service rifles
designedWeaponType bolt-action rifle
fieldOfWork military firearms
small arms design
gender male
hasFamilyName Jørgensen NERFINISHED
hasGivenName Erik NERFINISHED
hasNameInNativeLanguage Erik Jørgensen NERFINISHED
influenced military rifle design in the early 20th century
military rifle design in the late 19th century
knownFor co-developing the Krag–Jørgensen rifle
languageOfWorkOrName Norwegian
notableFor contributions to bolt-action rifle development
notableWork Krag–Jørgensen rifle NERFINISHED
occupation firearms designer

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Krag–Jørgensen rifles designer Erik Jørgensen