Erik Jørgensen (gunsmith)
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Erik Jørgensen (17 May 1848 – 15 September 1896) was a Norwegian master gunsmith, well known for his cooperation with Ole Herman Johannes Krag in developing the first successful Krag–Jørgensen rifle.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Biography
Erik Jørgensen was born in the parish of Asker in Akershus on 17 May 1848 in Norway, and grew up on the farm Solstad.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He educated himself to be a gunsmith and started working at Kongsberg Våpenfabrikk (the most important Norwegian weapon factory) in 1870. It was here that he met Ole H J Krag, and from 1871 Jørgensen worked with Krag on his rifles.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> As time went on, Jørgensen turned from just doing work for Krag to be an active participant in the development of the rifle which later became known as the Krag–Jørgensen.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
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Other sources
- Norske Militærgeværer etter 1867, by Karl Egil Hanevik, Template:ISBN