Boltopen

the history of the bolt action rifle.

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  • the first bolt action rifle.

    the first bolt action rifle.

    was created by Johann Nikolaus von Dreyse.
    was used by the persian army in 1841.
  • Gras rifle

    Gras rifle

    was the first rifle capable of holding a metalic cartrige.
  • the first box magazine

    the first box magazine

    created by remington.
    part the lee family of riles.

  • brownings first bolt action rilfe

    was created by john browning.
    had a tubular magazine.
  • lee-enfeild

    lee-enfeild

    one of the most famous rifle in the world.
    used in both wws.
    second most used bolt system in the world.
  • mosin-nagant

    mosin-nagant

    the third biggest used bolt action system.
    used in ww2 by the russians.
  • Mauser M 98

    Mauser M 98

    was first used in the gewehr 98.
    is the mosy common bolt action system in the world.
    used in most hunting rifles today.
  • world war 1+2

    world war 1+2

    main rifle in world war 1 and 2 was the m1903 springfeild.
    it was used for a sniper rifle in ww2.
  • m40

    m40

    the most famous bolt action sniper rifle used by the military.
  • most advanced bolt action shotgun

    most advanced bolt action shotgun

    used in the miltary in 2003-present
    usually mounted on the m4