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Sven Åderman

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View across alvar plain of historic Halltorps estate
Sven Åderman
NationalitySwedish
Occupation(s)Inventor, officer

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.[1] At this time Åderman was a major. Halltorp had been a royal hunting farm belonging to the Swedish Crown for centuries.

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  1. ^ Halltorps Gastgiveri Description, Halltorps Gasgiveri, Borgholm (2004) (in Swedish)