Jarmann M1884

Jarmann M1884
M1884 Jarmann repeating rifle
Type	Bolt action Repeating rifle
Place of origin	Norway
Service history
In service	1884 to 1900 (reissued to second line units in 1905)
Production history
Designer	Jacob Smith Jarmann
Designed	1878
No. built	31,500
Variants	Swedish Jarmann (three bands) Norwegian Jarmann (two bands)
Specifications
Mass	4.5 kg (10 lb)
Length	Unknown
Barrel length	850 mm (33.5 in)
Cartridge	10.15 x 61R
Action	Bolt action
Rate of fire	Unknown, but as fast as the operator could operate the action
Muzzle velocity	485 to 500 m/s (1,191 to 1,640 ft/s)
Effective firing range	430 metres (470 yd) (with iron sight)
Maximum firing range	2,400 metres (2,600 yd) (10.15 x 61R rimmed)
Feed system	8-round fixed tubular magazine
Sights	V-notch and front post

The Jarmann M1884 is a Norwegian bolt-action repeating rifle designed in 1878 adopted in 1884.^[1] The Jarmann's adoption, and subsequent modifications, turned the Norwegian Army from a fighting force armed with single-shot black-powder weapons into a force armed with modern repeating weapons firing smokeless ammunition. Several thousand were manufactured to equip the Norwegian Armed Forces in the 1880s, and it also saw some, though very limited, use in Sweden. The design is unique, and was the brainchild of Norwegian engineer Jacob Smith Jarmann. After the design had been phased out of the Norwegian Army, a number of the weapons were rebuilt as harpoon guns.