• Kongsberg Maritime Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace Kongsberg Digital Kongsberg is a continuation of Kongsberg Weapons Factory (Kongsberg Våpenfabrikk -...
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  • early 1970s (when Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace was part of KONGSBERG's predecessor Kongsberg Våpenfabrikk). As of 2021, Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace...
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  • Norwegian DFS until the adoption of the SIG Sauer 200 STR in the 1990. Kongsberg Våpenfabrikk introduced the M59 (also denoted KV59) in 1959, first chambered...
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    The Kongsberg Colt is a nickname used for Colt M1911 pistols produced under license by the Norwegian factory Kongsberg Våpenfabrikk. Norway adopted the...
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  • The Kongsberg M67 is a bolt-action sharpshooter rifle made by Kongsberg Våpenfabrikk (currently Kongsberg Small Arms) of Norway, based on actions from...
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    Norwegian Defence Research Establishment (NDRE; Norw. FFI) and Kongsberg Våpenfabrikk starting in the early 1960s, with financial support from the U.S...
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    weapon. Ole Krag, captain in the Norwegian Army and director of Kongsberg Våpenfabrikk (the government weapons factory), therefore continued the development...
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    with the ticker symbol KOA. The company started as a division of Kongsberg Våpenfabrikk in 1957 with an agreement with Volvo to produce brakes for the company's...
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  • technology industry in Norway. In 1974, Kongsberg Våpenfabrikk established an oil division in the city of Kongsberg, Norway. The first project for the oil...
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    Luxembourg (Luxemburg Defense Technologie), Mexico, Myanmar, Norway (Kongsberg Våpenfabrikk), Pakistan (Pakistan Ordnance Factories), Portugal (FBP), Saudi...
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  • bullet had a diameter of 4.021 linjer (12.62 mm or 0.497 in). Since Kongsberg Våpenfabrikk – the main armoury in Norway – was manufacturing Remington M1867s...
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  • according to Laaksonen, was sold to Kongsberg Våpenfabrikk (later Norsk Forsvarsteknologi (NFT), from 1995 Kongsberg Gruppen) in Norway. In 1981, an advertisement...
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    Kongsberg Våpenfabrikk (currently Kongsberg Small Arms) for building both military and civilian sniper/target rifles under the Kongsberg Våpenfabrikk...
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    stationary outer cylinder. Iceland uses 90 mm cannons built by Kongsberg Våpenfabrikk (KV) in the fin whale hunt by Hvalur HF. It also uses 50 mm cannons...
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    1960s which eventually led to the creation of Norsk Data as well as Kongsberg Våpenfabrikk (KV)'s Computer Division: LYDIA (1962); SAM; SAM2. Beginning in...
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    Norwegian Army in 1884. The weapon was produced at the Kongsberg Weapon Factory (Kongsberg Våpenfabrikk). Jarmann was appointed a Knight of the Order of St...
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  • the Kongsberg Våpenfabrikk gas turbine division, the producer of the KG2, the world's first radial gas turbine. The remaining 50% share of Kongsberg's gas...
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    Long-stroke piston (semi-auto)  United States 1928 Krag–Jørgensen Kongsberg Våpenfabrikk 8×58mmR Danish Krag .30-40 Krag 6.5×55mm Swedish Bolt-action  Norway...
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    Mauser K98k rifles rechambered to .30-06 Springfield (7.62x63 mm) by Kongsberg våpenfabrikk in the early 1950s. However, the short sight radius of the HV-Mauser...
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  • produced another 2,000 and Kongsberg Våpenfabrikk 6,021). In addition, a further 4.500 were manufactured at Kongsberg Våpenfabrikk in 1855 directly as M1849/55...
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    Solstad. He educated himself to be a gunsmith and started working at Kongsberg Våpenfabrikk (the most important Norwegian weapon factory) in 1870. It was here...
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    with a cut out for the front sight replaced it in service. In 1880 Kongsberg Våpenfabrikk delivered 72 conversion kits for the rifles which allowed less expensive...
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    Sweden. The Norwegian plant, in Kongsberg, is the former Norsk Jetmotor, itself formerly a part of Kongsberg Våpenfabrikk. Wikimedia Commons has media related...
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    and having access to the several thousand Jarmanns in storage, Kongsberg Våpenfabrikk designed a harpoon gun referred to as the M28. As part of the rebuild...
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  • Strømmen Stål and Norsk Elektrisk & Brown Boveri, vice president of Kongsberg Våpenfabrikk, then president of Norsk Jetmotor and TiTech Visionsort. He was...
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    until the early 1980s. Production was also undertaken in Norway by Kongsberg Våpenfabrikk in partnership with the UK's de Havilland. While production ramped...
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    Poul Steenstrup (category People from Kongsberg)
    industrialist and politician. He was the founder of the Kongsberg Arms Factory (Kongsberg Våpenfabrikk) and served as a representative at the Norwegian Constituent...
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    used by the Norwegian police. Besides the original German markings Kongsberg Våpenfabrikk marked "POLITI" (which translates to "police" in Norwegian), the...
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    in 1857 and a full lieutenant in 1861. In 1866 he was ordered to Kongsberg Våpenfabrikk, the most important Norwegian weapons factory of its day. Ole H...
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    Kongsberg Colt Kongsberg Våpenfabrikk .45 ACP  Norway 1914 Korovin pistol Tula Arms Plant .25 ACP  Soviet Union 1925 Krag–Jørgensen pistol Kongsberg Våpenfabrikk...
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