Learn how to make paper cartridges for Norwegian kammerlader and pillar-breech rifles. These rifles used four different cartridges: One roundball cartridge and three types of conical-ball cartridges... Read the article

Many Norwegian black powder shooters have an old kammerlader lying around. If it is in good condition you can shoot it, but it may prove difficult to obtain proper bullets. This article gives some insight in the different bullets used in the Norwegian military kammerlader rifle... Read the article

The kammerlader rifles were continuously improved from the time the first model was adopted in 1842. In 1860 a new small-bore model was adopted for the Army and Navy. The small-bore kammerlader Model 1860 also proved popular among civilian shooters and hunters... Read the article

In the mid 1850s the Norwegian Army and Navy was armed with a modern rifle that few contemporary armies could match. In Norway this weapon was called the "kammerlader" or "chamber-loader". In this article you can read more about the history of the kammerlader and its practical use... Read the article