Gimcheok Model 1905

Gimcheok Model 1905
Gimcheok Model 1905 rifle with bayonet and sights
Type	Bolt action
Place of origin	Joyonghea
Service history
In service	1905–1949
Wars	First Kiribitan Civil War Trabian Civil War Atammawe-Quenminese War First Europan War Second Auro-Quenminese War Second Kiribitan Civil War Second Europan War
Production history
Designed	1903
Manufacturer	Gimcheok Imperial Arsenal
No. built	7,900,000+
Variants	M1905 Rifle M1905 Carbine M1905 Cadet Rifle M1905 Constable Carbine
Specifications
Weight	8 pounds 7 ounces
Length	48.875 in (1,241 mm)
Barrel length	30 in (762 mm)
Cartridge	.30-40 Gimcheok
Action	Bolt action
Rate of fire	20–30 rounds/min
Muzzle velocity	2,000 ft/s (610 m/s) (rifle)
Effective firing range	900 m (980 yd)
Feed system	5-round rotary magazine or stripper clip
Sights	V-notch and front post

The Gimcheok Model 1905, also known as the Joyonghean Sovereign Army Standard Rifle, M1905 and the Joyonghean Krag, is a Joyonghean five-round bolt-action rifle based on the Erebonian Krag-Mauserheim M98. It was adopted by the Joyonghean Sovereign Army in 1905 to replace the older Kangjon-Ryong Rifles, and saw service until 1943.

The Joyonghean military considered a new standard issue rifle after witnessing and acquiring abandoned Lorican M98 Dubois Rifles during the Nizhnestroma Affair. Afterwards, upon observing the deficiencies with the rifle, a military delegation was sent to Erebonia to inspect the original Krag-Mauserheims. With a license granted by designers J. Krag and E. Mauserheim, the Army initiated extensive study of the rifle at the Gimcheok Imperial Arsenal, and designed a variant of the rifle, which entails the ammunition it fires, the .30-40 Gimcheok, and a stripper clip; the latter was highly pushed by the Army due to the disadvantage of slow loading from the Kangjon-Ryong. It was then authorized for distribution to soldiers in 1905, and was used extensively until its replacement by the Lena-Elfield rifle during the Third Joyonghean-Quenminese War.

The Gimcheok Model 1905 remains popular among collectors and hunters, though a sporterized version is produced and used prominently.

Users

• Aurucolia
• Joyonghea: Standard issue until its full replacement by the Lena-Elfield
• Holy Trabian Empire: Standard issue until its full replacement by the Lena-Elfield