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On this day
1 September 1870
The Battle of Sedan was fought between Prussia and France. It proved decisive for the outcome of the Franco-Prussian War and led to the capture of Napoleon III.
French defeat at Sedan
The Battle of Sedan was fought between Prussia and France. It proved decisive for the outcome of the Franco-Prussian War and led to the capture of Napoleon III.
Featured article
This is part two of the .577/.450 Martini-Henry article series. While the first part dealt with the background history, this part deals with the practical use. You will learn more about bullets, cases and what you must to make you Martini-Henry rifle work at the shooting range.
.577/.450 Martini-Henry Rifles - Part 2
About svartkrutt.net
About
Svartkrutt.net is owned and maintained me whose name is Øyvind Flatnes. I'm a Norwegian black powder shooter and I started this web site in February 2000. The ambition was to provide Norwegians with a black powder site in our native language, but since then most of the content is also translated to English. I'm also the author of a black powder book, which was published in March 2005. This book is currently available in Norwegian only.
On svartkrutt.net you can read my articles about various black powder related activities, participate on the international discussion board, chat or find interesting black powder or antique firearms on the market pages. The discussion forum has become a valuable archive of interesting articles. Sign up and participate!
About Øyvind Flatnes
Born: 1978 in Norway.Location: Bergen.
Education:
- 1994-1997: Skeisvang upper secondary school.
- 1997-1998: Infantry squad leader in the Royal Navy's coast artillery.
- 2000-2003: BA from the University of Bergen (UiB) with history and media science as subjects.
- 2003-2005: MA in history from UiB. Specialised in medieval military history.
Publications by Øyvind Flatnes
From left to right: The book "Vakre våpen - svart krutt", the MA thesis about the peasant levies in operational service and various articles for magazines such as Våpenjournalen, Muskedunderen, Krudtslam and Krutkorn.
Muskedunderen
From July 2003 to July 2007 I was the editor of Muskedunderen ("The Blunderbuss"), the publication of the Norwegian Black Powder Union. Below you see some of the covers I was responsible for.
