Krag-Jørgensen CWS XVII
The Krag-Jørgensen is a repeating bolt-action rifle, designed by the Norwegian: Ole Herman Johannes Krag in the late 19th century. It was adopted as a standard arm by Denmark around 1937, before which it was used as a training rifle.
A distinctive feature of the Krag–Jørgensen action is its magazine. While many other rifles of its era use an integral box magazine loaded by a charger or stripper clip, the magazine of the Krag–Jørgensen is integral with the receiver (the part of the rifle that houses the operating parts), featuring an opening on the right hand side with a hinged cover. Instead of a charger, single cartridges are inserted through the side opening, and are pushed up, around, and into the action by a spring follower.
Variants
M1940-2
Around January 5th of 1940, the Somsk Republic ordered around 100.000 rifles for their army, however, due to not many rifles already being made, and most of them were already equipped to the Danish army, the danes made a cheaper variant, that was faster to produce, to get it sent to Somsk within 2-3 months. It had a cheaper wood, which means it is more prone to rotting compared to other rifles. It still maintaints its high firepower.