This video explores the Våpensmia NM-149S, a Norwegian sniper rifle conversion based on the German Kar 98k. Following WWII, many Kar 98k rifles remained in Norway and were repurposed for hunting and competition. In the 1980s, the Norwegian military contracted Våpensmia to modify these actions into sniper rifles chambered in 7.62x51mm. These rifles featured detachable box magazines, bent bolt handles, and short-throw safeties for Schmidt & Bender scopes. The NM-149 F1 variant, featured in the video, includes improvements like fixed iron sights, a heavier barrel, and a G3 flash hider. Several hundred of these rifles were later sold to Estonia, where they served as marksman rifles until recently replaced. The video thanks the Estonian Defense Forces Support Command for access.
This video provides an in-depth look at the extremely rare Landstad Model 1900, a unique semiautomatic revolver designed by Halvard Folkestad Landstad. The video details its complex blowback action, six-round detachable magazine, and its ambitious, albeit failed, presentation to Norwegian military trials in 1901. It highlights the gun's unusual design intended for enhanced safety, the single prototype's mechanical failure, and the context of Norwegian pistol development leading to the Kongsberg 1914. The presentation is enriched by the opportunity to disassemble and film this one-of-a-kind firearm.
This YouTube video is a short segment from a larger "Primer" episode, focusing on the Norwegian Krag-Jørgensen 1894 rifle. The description encourages viewers to watch the full episode for more content and provides links for supporting the creators through Patreon, SubscribeStar, and merchandise purchases from their website.
This video explores the unusual prevalence of long eye relief optics in Norwegian military firearms history. It details three specific instances: Norwegian K98k rifles updated to .30-06 with ZF-41 scopes, a Norwegian Resistance M1A1 Carbine fitted with a ZF-41 during WWII, and an experimental Norwegian G3 sniper rifle from 1968 featuring a Leupold M8 scout scope. The video highlights that these are some of the few documented military uses of such optics outside of Germany's ZF-41 program.
This video examines the Bjorgum 1905 Norwegian Prototype Pistol, a unique design by Niels Bjorgum. The pistol is chambered in 7.63mm Mauser, features a 16-round clip-fed magazine in the grip, interrupted thread locking, and a rotating barrel short recoil action. The presenter notes its surprisingly light weight and discusses its problematic performance during informal testing, highlighting four malfunctions in 16 rounds. The video touches on Bjorgum's career as a gun designer for the Norwegian military, his later work on a self-loading rifle, and his eventual return to painting. It's a detailed look at a lesser-known historical firearm prototype.
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