Sven Åderman

Sven Åderman was a Swedish inventor and officer who created a musket capable of firing more rapidly than other conventional weaponry of the late 17th century.

This musket was first used in the Great Northern War.

For his efforts King Frederick I of Sweden bestowed upon him the estate of Halltorp in the year 1723.

Halltorp had been a royal hunting farm belonging to the Swedish Crown for centuries.

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