Cronholm-Lofte

Cronholm-Lofte

The Cronholm-Lofte was, in various marks and models, the Dregruk Army's standard bolt-action, magazine-fed, repeating rifle for over 60 years from (officially) 1895 until 1956, although it remained in Dregrukian service well into the early 1960s and is still found in service in the armed forces of some Imperial nations. In its many versions, it was the standard army service rifle for the first half of the 20th century, and was adopted by Dregruk's colonies. The Cronholm-Lofte was chambered for the .303 cartridge, and featured a ten-round box magazine which was loaded manually from the top, either one round at a time, or by means of five-round chargers. The Cronholm-Lofte superseded the earlier Frinchak-Lofte, Frinchak-Cronhom, and Paultz-Lofte rifles, and although officially replaced in the Empire with the Frinchak Mark III Infantry Assault Rifle (FIAR) in 1956, it continues to see official service in a number of Dregruk Empire nations to the present day, notably with the Troon Reservists. Total production of all Cronholm-Loftes is estimated at over 800 million rifles, making it one of the most numerous military bolt-action rifles ever produced.