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66-552: In 2002, more than 100,000 complete Blaser R93 rifles had been produced. By 2017, more than 200,000 R93 rifles had been produced, but it is not clear whether the R93 Tactical variant is included in these numbers. The predecessor of the R93 was the 60 degree turn bolt action Blaser R84, which was discontinued after the introduction of the R93 in 1993. The successor of the R93, the Blaser R8 ,

132-470: A combination of an overpressure and a problem with the casing of the cartridge. Svensson told the Swedish hunting and firearms magazine Svensk Jakt that he had difficulties getting his firearm back from the testing, and that it had been modified when he finally received it. He stated that the chamber and bolt head had been chopped off, and that the barrel did not have a stamped serial number anymore, and claimed

198-472: A direct trigger, also known as single-stage triggers. The manual cocking system, or "de-cocking safety", enables the shooter to securely carry the weapon, only cocking the rifle just before the shot. Per US importer armusa.com, http://armusa.com/SigarmsRifles6.htm "Also contributing to the Blaser's performance are its patented sear-free trigger mechanism and completely free-floated barrel." A free-floated barrel

264-572: A large bridge built in 49 AD by the Romans are still visible. The Romans built two forts as protection for the bridge, one in 9 AD and another in the 2nd century, the latter being destroyed by the Franks in 259. North of Koblenz was a temple of Mercury and Rosmerta (a Gallo-Roman deity), which remained in use up to the 5th century. With the fall of the Western Roman Empire , the city was conquered by

330-448: A larger frame, action and barrel to accommodate the use of the .338 Lapua Magnum chambering. The sight is mounted directly to the barrel as normal, however, the design allows the barrel and sight to be removed from the body of the rifle by undoing the two hex screws with a hex key accessed from under the body. This allows the rifle to be carried in a more compact fashion and can be reassembled easily in less than 30 seconds. The safety catch

396-413: A new magazine, barrel, bolt head and bolt catch insert. The rifle has a shorter overall length compare to more traditional designs due to the trigger being placed under the magazine. The rifle also has a reputation for being easy to disassemble and reassemble which can be an advantage when doing maintenance or during travelling, and has a reputation for having a repeatable zero upon reassembly. The Blaser

462-517: A new one. In 1953, Bundespräsident Theodor Heuss rededicated the monument to German unity , adding the signs of the remaining western federal states as well as the ones of the lost areas in the East. A Flag of Germany has flown there since. The Saarland was added four years later after the population had voted to join Germany. In the 1980s, a film clip of the monument was often shown on late night TV when

528-564: A popular hub of royalist émigrés and escaping feudal lords who had fled France. It was sometime in mid-1791, after June but before October, that supporters of loyalty in Koblenz (as well as Worms and Brussels ) were preparing an invasion of France that was to be supported by foreign armies, with conspirators regularly travel between Koblenz and Tuileries Palace , accepting encouragement and money from King Louis XVI , while secret committees were collecting arms and enrolling men and officers. Among

594-477: A shotgun/slug barrel. The barrel has a quick-change design which lets the user switch barrels using two screws and a hex key . Different bolt heads for different groups of calibers and magazine inserts are also user changeable, making the Blaser R93 a modular firearm capable of using a multitude of calibers in its chassis. A R93 Rimfire conversion kit was also available in .22 Long Rifle and .17 HMR consisting of

660-494: A skull fracture requiring titanium replacement. Sørlie reported that had used handloaded ammunition loaded with 5.05 g (77.9 gr) Norma MRP powder and a 12.7 g (196 gr) projectile. In January 2004, 38-year-old German Albrecht Huf had an accident near Koblenz in Germany where his R93 chambered in .300 Weatherby Magnum exploded. Huf sustained injury to his thumb, jaw and zygomatic bone . He claimed to have used Weatherby factory ammunition only. An investigation by

726-534: Is a Baroque edifice by J.C. Sebastiani (1694–1698) serves as the current City Hall. Near Koblenz is the Lahneck Castle near Lahnstein, open to visitors from 1 April to 31 October. The city is close to the Bronze Age earthworks at Goloring , a possible Urnfield calendar constructed some 3,000 years ago. The mild climate allows fig trees , olive trees , palm trees and other Mediterranean plants to grow in

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792-722: Is a German city on the banks of the Rhine ( Middle Rhine ) and the Moselle , a multinational tributary. Koblenz was established as a Roman military post by Drusus c.  8 BC . Its name originates from the Latin (ad) cōnfluentēs , meaning "(at the) confluence ". The actual confluence is today known as the " German Corner ", a symbol of the unification of Germany that features an equestrian statue of Emperor William I . The city celebrated its 2,000th anniversary in 1992. It ranks in population behind Mainz and Ludwigshafen am Rhein to be

858-454: Is a common modern accurizing technique, but searless triggers are quite novel. The R93 straight-pull bolt action locks by a 14-lug radial collet in a 360 degrees groove in the barrel and is designed to withstand pressures significantly exceeding the Mauser 98 –type bolt-action rifles. The Blaser R93 displays a locking surface of 66 mm (0.102 in) compared to 56 mm (0.087 in) for

924-521: Is achieved with the bolt handle, secondary lockup on the R93 this is achieved with a camplate which supports the locked action against a hardened steelplate in the rear part of the magazine-box. The bolt knob uses M6 threads, enabling the use of aftermarket bolt knobs. Below is a list of some of the available factory chamberings for the R93. Several different barrel profiles were also available, such as Standard, Octagonal, Semi Weight, "Stutzen", Match or Safari Letters in parentheses corresponding stamping on

990-719: Is also on various federal highways 9 , 42 , 49 , 416 , 258 and 327 . The Glockenberg Tunnel connects the Pfaffendorf Bridge to the B ;42. The following bridges cross: Koblenz Hbf is an Intercity-Express stop on the West Rhine Railway between Bonn and Mainz and is also served by trains on the East Rhine Railway Wiesbaden – Cologne . Koblenz is the beginning of the Moselle line to Trier (and connecting to Luxemburg and Saarbrücken ) and

1056-567: Is mounted on the rear of the bolt and reveals a large red dot when pushed forward and up to the "fire" position. One feature of the bolt is that when unloaded and no magazine inserted, the safety has to be pushed forward slightly in order to pull the bolt back. The 5 round magazines in .308 calibre sit flush with the underside of the body when inserted. Koblenz Koblenz ( UK : / k oʊ ˈ b l ɛ n t s / koh- BLENTS , US : / ˈ k oʊ b l ɛ n t s / KOH -blents , German: [ˈkoːblɛnts] )

1122-470: Is that it is a straight-pull bolt-action rather than a turn-bolt, which allows for much faster follow-up shots. The 14-lug radial collet ensures the centering of the cartridge when fed into the chamber assisting in its accuracy. Barrel changes by an experienced person can take place in under 60 seconds. The Tactical 1 (very low production) or 2 version is available in .223 Remington , .308 Winchester , .300 Winchester Magnum and .338 Lapua Magnum and has

1188-509: Is unique because the scope mounts on the barrel instead of the receiver. A Scope/barrel assembly can be removed and replaced with no change in zero. In 2009, Blaser and Carl Zeiss AG began offering a scope that switches on a red dot when the R93/R8 are cocked ("Zeiss Illumination Control/iC"). The iC system is based on the Zeiss rail . To avoid accidents with set triggers, Blaser offers the R93 only with

1254-642: The Blaser R93 design. It has as variants the Blaser LRS 2 and Tactical 2. It is used by German and Dutch police forces as well as the Australian military and special police units. The rifles were manufactured by the German firearms manufacturer Blaser . The LRT (Long Range Tactical), LRS 2 (Long Range Sporter 2), and Tactical 2 rifles are straight-pull bolt-action take down sniper rifles . The straight-pull action design

1320-500: The Duke of Brunswick , who commanded one of the invading armies, composed of 70,000 Prussians and 68,000 Austrians, Hessians and émigrés, began to march upon Koblenz. He published a manifesto in which he threatened to set fire to the towns that dared to defend themselves, and to exterminate their inhabitants as rebels, including Koblenz. The city's fate was at hand. But, just as in World War 1,

1386-451: The Lahntal railway to Limburg and Gießen . The other stations in Koblenz are Koblenz-Ehrenbreitstein , Koblenz-Güls, Koblenz-Lützel , Koblenz-Moselweiß and Koblenz Stadtmitte , which opened on 14 April 2011. The campus of University of Koblenz is located in the city. The Koblenz University of Applied Sciences ( German : Hochschule Koblenz ) is also located in the city. Koblenz

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1452-558: The Lahntal railway , part of the Berlin railway referred to above. The Moselle is spanned by a Gothic freestone bridge of 14 arches, erected in 1344, two modern road bridges and also by two railway bridges. Since 1890, the city has consisted of the Altstadt (old city) and the Neustadt (new city) or Klemenstadt. Of these, the Altstadt is closely built and has only a few fine streets and squares, while

1518-487: The (re) foundation of the German Empire and the German refusal of any French claims to the area, as described in the song " Die Wacht am Rhein " together with the "Wacht am Rhein" called " Niederwalddenkmal " some 60 kilometers (37 miles) upstream. During World War II, the statue was destroyed by US artillery. The French occupation administration intended the complete destruction of the monument and wanted to replace it with

1584-847: The 17th century, it has been home to the Königsbacher (now Koblenzer) brewery (the Old Brewery in Koblenz's historic center, and now a plant in Koblenz-Stolzenfels). It is an important regional transit hub. The headquarters of the German Army Forces Command was located in the city until 2012. Its successor, the German Army Command (German: Kommando Heer, Kdo H) is based at the von-Hardenberg-Kaserne in Strausberg, Brandenburg. The Bundeswehr's Joint Medical Service Headquarters

1650-593: The Franks and became a royal seat. After the division of Charlemagne 's empire, it was included in the lands of his son Louis the Pious (814). In 837, it was assigned to Charles the Bald , and a few years later it was here that Carolingian heirs discussed what was to become the Treaty of Verdun (843), by which the city became part of Lotharingia under Lothair I . In 860 and 922, Koblenz

1716-506: The German DEVA institute concluded that handloaded .300 Weatherby Magnum ammunition had been used that greatly exceeded the maximum safe gas pressure for the round. In July 2009, Spaniard Jesus Nieto had an accident near Madrid in Spain where his R93 rifle chambered for 7mm Remington Magnum exploded, causing the bolt carrier to hit and damage his maxilar bone . The accident was determined by

1782-451: The Mauser 98. The bolt is symmetric and self-centering, providing a basis for increased accuracy. The stressed parts are made out of hammer forged steel and plasma nitrided to provide corrosion resistance and mechanical strength. In addition to the primary lockup by the bolt head into the barrel, the R93 also features a secondary lockup for added safety. While secondary lockup on turn bolt rifles

1848-505: The Neustadt possesses numerous broad streets and a handsome frontage along the Rhine. In the more ancient part of Koblenz stand several buildings which have a historical interest. Prominent among these, near the point of confluence of the rivers, is the Basilica of St. Castor or Kastorkirche , dedicated to Castor of Karden , with four towers. The church was founded in 836 by Louis the Pious , but

1914-640: The R93 Offroad model. Due to the increased risk of accidents, Blaser offered to replace all such plastic bolt carriers with a regular aluminum bolt carrier for free. In May 2003, Blaser issued a recall on all R93 rifles sold in the United States, except the UIT, CISM, and LRS/LRS2 models, because non-stainless steel pins inadvertently had been used in some trigger units. Owners were urged to have their rifles inspected by Blaser's US representative to see if their trigger unit

1980-617: The anti- sans-culottes , pro-England merchants. Due to their experience in the French Revolution, Peter Kropotkin had termed the phrase Koblenzian to describe the type of royalist émigrés that lived in Koblenz. The city was a member of the league of the Rhenish cities which rose in the 13th century. The Teutonic Knights founded the Bailiwick of Koblenz in or around 1231. Koblenz attained great prosperity and it continued to advance until

2046-535: The area. In the modern part of the city lies the palace ( Residenzschloss ), with one front looking towards the Rhine, the other into the Neustadt. It was built in 1778–1786 by Clemens Wenceslaus , the last elector of Trier, following a design by the French architect P.M. d'Ixnard. In 1833, the palace was used as a barracks, and became a terminal post for the optical telecommunications system that originated in Potsdam. Today,

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2112-423: The bolt back, which resulted in the bolt hitting his hand. The Swedish Blaser distributor later stated that while it is possible to pull the trigger without the bolt being fully locked into battery, the firing pin is designed such that it will not hit the primer with sufficient force to ignite the cartridge. Blaser R93 Tactical The Blaser R93 Tactical is a German bolt action sniper rifle , based on

2178-491: The bolt head. The R93 was upgraded to the Blaser R8 introduced in 2008, which has a detachable box magazine/trigger combination. Production of complete R93 rifles ceased in 2016. The Blaser R8 displays an enlarged locking surface of 96 mm (0.149 in) compared to 66 mm (0.102 in) of the R93. While the R93 collet has a locking angle of about 50 degrees, the angle of the R8 has been steepened to almost 90 degrees. Further

2244-555: The bolt hitting his face. Svensson was using Norma factory ammunition. He turned in the rifle to Blaser, but wanted the Swedish National Forensic Centre to investigate the matter. However, he later agreed to the wish of Blaser and its Swedish distributors that all technical investigation would be performed by the German DEVA institute. The DEVA report concluded that the damages to the firearm almost certainly came from

2310-551: The city at the Autobahnkreuz Koblenz has been in operation since 19 September 2012. The international headquarters of Canyon Bicycles GmbH is also in Koblenz which is where it began in 1985. To the west of the town is the autobahn A 61 , connecting Ludwigshafen and Mönchengladbach, to the north is the east–west running A 48 , connecting the A ;1 , Saarbrücken-Cologne, with the A 3 , Frankfurt-Cologne. The city

2376-527: The city of Koblenz was saved. In 1793, the uprising of Catholic peasants at the Vendée aimed at the overthrow of the National Assembly , which began only after emissaries from Koblenz traveled there, bringing papal bulls , royal decrees and gold. In escaping the watchful eye of French revolutionary forces, these emissaries were aided and protected by the middle classes, the ex-slave-traders of Nantes , and

2442-618: The city, too, is the Liebfrauenkirche , a fine church (nave 1250, choir 1404–1431) with lofty late Romanesque towers; the castle of the electors of Trier , erected in 1280, which now contains the municipal picture gallery; and the family house of the Metternichs, where Prince Metternich , the Austrian statesman, was born in 1773. Also notable is the church of St. Florian, with a two towers façade from c.  1110 . The former Jesuit College

2508-437: The confluence of the Rhine and Mosel, which became known as German Corner ( Deutsches Eck ). In 1897, a monument to German Emperor William I of Germany , mounted on a 14-meter-tall (46 ft) horse, was inaugurated there by his grandson Wilhelm II . The architect was Bruno Schmitz , who was responsible for a number of nationalistic German monuments and memorials. The German Corner is since associated with this monument,

2574-509: The disaster of the Thirty Years' War brought about a rapid decline. After Philip Christopher, elector of Trier , surrendered Ehrenbreitstein to the French, the city received an imperial garrison in 1632. However, this force was soon expelled by the Swedes, who in their turn handed the city over again to the French. Imperial forces finally succeeded in retaking it by storm in 1636. In 1688, Koblenz

2640-566: The eastern German Kingdom, later the Holy Roman Empire . In 1018, the city was given by the emperor Henry II to the archbishop-elector of Trier after receiving a charter. It remained in the possession of his successors until the end of the 18th century, having been their main residence since the 17th century. Emperor Conrad II was elected here in 1138. In 1198, the battle between Philip of Swabia and Otto IV took place nearby. In 1216, prince-bishop Theoderich von Wied donated part of

2706-568: The elector's former palace is a museum. Among other exhibits, it contains some Gobelin tapestries. From it some gardens and promenades (Kaiserin Augusta Anlagen) stretch along the bank of the Rhine, and in them is a memorial to the poet Max von Schenkendorf . A statue to the empress Augusta, whose favorite residence was Koblenz, stands in the Luisenplatz. The Teutonic Knights were given an area for their Deutschherrenhaus Bailiwick right at

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2772-553: The extension and improvement of the city, turning the Ehrenbreitstein into a magnificent baroque palace. After the fall of the Bastille in 1789, the city became, through the invitation of the archbishop-elector's chief minister, Ferdinand Freiherr von Duminique, one of the principal rendezvous points for French émigrés . The archbishop-elector approved of this because he was the uncle of the persecuted king of France, Louis XVI . Among

2838-558: The first historic spelling indicates, in German orthography, Latscho Kowelenz. Around 1000 BC, early fortifications were erected on the Festung Ehrenbreitstein hill on the opposite side of the Rhine. In 55 BC, Roman troops commanded by Julius Caesar reached the Rhine and built a bridge between Koblenz and Andernach . About 9 BC, the Castellum apud Confluentes , was one of the military posts established by Drusus . Remains of

2904-469: The flag was replaced by a copy of the statue, donated by a local couple. The day chosen for the reinstatement of the statue, however, caused controversy as it coincided with Sedantag (Sedan Day) (September 2, 1870) a day of celebration remembering Germany's victory over France in the Battle of Sedan. The event was widely celebrated from the 1870s until the 1910s. Formerly separate villages now incorporated into

2970-643: The former walls at the junction of the Cologne-Mainz railway and the strategic Metz-Berlin line . In April 2011 Koblenz-Stadtmitte station was opened in the inner city to coincide with the opening of the Federal Garden Show 2011 . The Rhine is crossed by the Pfaffendorf Bridge , originally the location of a rail bridge, but now a road bridge and, a mile south of city, by the Horchheim Railway Bridge , consisting of two wide and lofty spans carrying

3036-411: The hills encircling the city to the west, and the citadel of Ehrenbreitstein on the opposite bank of the Rhine. The old city was triangular in shape, two sides being bounded by the Rhine and Mosel and the third by a line of fortifications. The latter were razed in 1890, and the city was permitted to expand in this direction. The Koblenz Hauptbahnhof (central station) was built on a spacious site outside

3102-465: The jurisdiction of the city of Koblenz Koblenz is a principal seat of the Mosel and Rhenish wine trade, and also does a large business in the export of mineral waters. Its manufactures include automotive parts (braking systems – TRW Automotive , gas springs and hydraulic vibration dampers – Stabilus ), aluminum coils ( Aleris International, Inc. ), pianos, paper, cardboard, machinery, boats, and barges. Since

3168-589: The lands of the basilica and the hospital to the Teutonic Knights , which later became the Deutsches Eck . In 1249–1254, Koblenz was given new walls by Archbishop Arnold II of Isenburg ; and it was partly to overawe the turbulent citizens that successive archbishops built and strengthened the fortress of Ehrenbreitstein that still dominates the city. When the French Revolution broke out, Koblenz became

3234-657: The many royalist French refugees who flooded into the city were Louis XVI 's two younger brothers, the Comte de Provence and the Comte d'Artois . In addition, Louis XVI 's cousin, Prince Louis Joseph de Bourbon, prince de Condé , arrived and formed an army of young aristocrats willing to fight the French Revolution and restore the Ancien Régime . The Army of Condé joined with an allied army of Prussian and Austrian soldiers led by Duke Karl Wilhelm Ferdinand of Brunswick in an unsuccessful invasion of France in 1792. This drew down

3300-429: The national anthem was played to mark the end of the day, a practice which was discontinued when nonstop broadcasting became common. On October 3, 1990, the very day the former GDR states joined, their signs were added to the monument. As German unity was considered complete and the areas under Polish administration were ceded to Poland, the monument lost its official active purpose, now only reminding of history. In 1993,

3366-606: The notable émigrés living at Koblenz were Charles, Count of Artois , (future Charles X ), ex-minister Charles Alexandre de Calonne , and Louis, Count of Provence (future Louis XVIII ). Officers and men were recruited through the Gazette de Paris (sixty livres for each recruit), and the enrolled men were then sent to Metz and afterwards to Koblenz, and in a visit by Claude Allier to Koblenz in January 1792, he stated that 60,000 men were armed and ready to take action. On July 26, 1792,

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3432-522: The present Romanesque building was completed in 1208, the Gothic vaulted roof dating from 1498. In front of the church of Saint Castor stands a fountain, erected by the French in 1812, with an inscription to commemorate Napoleon's invasion of Russia. Not long after, Russian troops occupied Koblenz; and St. Priest, their commander, added in irony these words: "Vu et approuvé par nous, Commandant russe de la Ville de Coblence: Janvier 1er, 1814." In this quarter of

3498-532: The radial collet opens differently. This results in a less smooth operating bolt of the R8 when compared to the R93 series and some weight increase. Other differences are that the R8 is a little heavier and is offered in a wider range of chamberings. Parts for the R93 in general do not fit the R8 series rifles, except for scope mounts. In 2000, a recall was announced on R93 rifles delivered with plastic bolt carriers. According to Blaser, only 0.4% of all R93 rifles had been delivered with plastic bolt carriers, and only on

3564-444: The serial number appeared to have been reapplied by hand. He also claimed his rifle originally had a front sight mounted to it which was missing on the returned barrel. In August 2014, Svensk Jakt wrote that another Swede, Tony Kristoffersson, had experienced an explosion with his R93 while on a Beaver hunt the same year. He described that his rifle had made a clicking sound as if it had failed to fire, but exploded when he tried to pull

3630-473: The shooter to be due to faulty ammunition leaving a fired bullet stuck in the barrel, causing an explosion on the subsequent shot. The shooter stated that he had used Remington Safari Grade commercial ammunition. In July 2014, 69-year-old Christer Svensson experienced an accident where his R93 chambered for .30-06 Springfield exploded while loading his rifle on a shooting range near Bollnäs in Sweden, resulting in

3696-464: The third-largest city in Rhineland-Palatinate . Its usual-residents' population is 112,000 (as of 2015 ). Koblenz lies in a narrow flood plain between high hill ranges, some reaching mountainous height, and is served by an express rail and autobahn network. It is part of the populous Rhineland . Historic spellings include Covelenz , Coblenz , and Cobelenz . In local dialect the name is as

3762-495: The torrential rains and difficult conditions of the Argonne forest halted the invaders, the roads "were liquid mud," and supplies began to run out due to weather impacting supply lines. The radical revolutionary Georges Danton negotiated with the Duke of Brunswick, under unknown conditions, for his retreat, which was carried out through Grand-Pré and Verdun , then across the Rhine , and

3828-607: The wrath of the First French Republic on the archbishop-elector; in 1794, Koblenz was taken by the French Revolutionary army under Marceau (who was killed during the siege), and, after the signing of the Treaty of Lunéville (1801) it was made the capital of the new French department of Rhin-et-Moselle . In 1814, it was occupied by the Russians . The Congress of Vienna assigned the city to Prussia , and in 1822, it

3894-438: Was affected, and if so be changed from a non-stainless to a stainless one. In 1994, after a shooting accident near Koblenz in Germany, the R93 was criticised with claims that it could not withstand high pressures, and that the bolt would unlock when excessive pressures were generated. In August 2003, 41-year-old Norwegian Jan Sørlie had an accident where his R93 chambered for 8×68mm S exploded, resulting in loss of an eye and

3960-537: Was besieged by the French under Marshal de Boufflers , but they only succeeded in bombing the Old City ( Altstadt ) into ruins, destroying among other buildings the Old Merchants' Hall ( Kaufhaus ), which was restored in its present form in 1725. The city was the residence of the archbishop-electors of Trier from 1690 to 1801. In 1786, the last archbishop-elector of Trier, Clemens Wenceslaus of Saxony , greatly assisted

4026-870: Was formed in 2012 as part of a larger reorganization of the Bundeswehr. It is based at the Falckenstein-Barracks (Falckenstein-Kaserne) and the Rhine-Barracks (Rhein-Kaserne) in Koblenz. It is the high command of the German Army Joint Medical Service. The Headquarters is also the Staff of the Inspector of the Joint Medical Service, Generaloberstabsarzt Dr. Ulrich Baumgaertner. An Amazon logistics hub located some 15 kilometers (9 miles) outside

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4092-451: Was heavily bombed and rebuilt afterwards. From 16 – 19 March 1945, it was the scene of heavy fighting by the U.S. 87th Infantry Division in support of Operation Lumberjack . Between 1947 and 1950, it served as the seat of government of Rhineland-Palatinate . The Rhine Gorge was declared a World Heritage Site in 2002, with Koblenz marking the northern end. Its defensive works are extensive, and consist of strong forts crowning

4158-456: Was introduced in 2008. Production of the R93 ended by 2017, though Blaser continued to offer spare parts as stock allowed. The Blaser R93 is a truly modular system built around an aluminium alloy frame, offering differing stocks and barrels varying length and thickness available in chamberings from .22 LR to .375 H&H Magnum / .416 Remington Magnum / .458 Winchester Magnum size. It also came in caliber 28 (13.97 mm; 0.550 in) as

4224-443: Was introduced in the Blaser R93 hunting rifle line. These actions allows for faster follow-up shots compared to traditional turn bolt actions. The rifles are designed to fire small groups (sub 0.07 mrad (7 mm at 100 m; 0.25 moa ) with factory match ammunition. The LRS 2 version, comes chambered in .223 Remington , 6mm Norma BR , 6.5×55mm , .308 Winchester and .300 Winchester Magnum . An uncommon part of its design

4290-428: Was made the seat of government for the Prussian Rhine Province . After World War I , France occupied the area once again. The city was the center of the American occupation force from 1919 - 1923. In defiance of the French, the German populace of the city insisted on using the more German spelling of Koblenz after 1926. During World War II it hosted the command of German Army Group B and, like many counterparts,

4356-438: Was the scene of ecclesiastical synods. At the first synod, held in the Liebfrauenkirche, the reconciliation of Louis the German with his half-brother Charles the Bald took place. In the second, slavery was condemned, specifically it was decreed that any man that 'led away a Christian man and then sold him' should be considered guilty of homicide. The city was sacked and destroyed by the Norsemen in 882. In 925, it became part of

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