Døving, Thore Larsen

1840 -

• Name	Døving, Thore Larsen
  Born	1840
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Gunsmith
  Person ID	I26895	Ronneberg Family
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2011

  
  

  Father	Døving, Lars Anderson,   b. 1791,   d. 1843  (Age 52 years)
  Mother	Hjelme, Margarethe Thorsdatter,   b. 1794,   d. 1875  (Age 81 years)
  Family ID	F9436	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Vikstrøm, Johanna Louise
  Married	1 Dec 1859  [1]
  Children	+ 1. Døving, Nils Andreas,   b. 24 Nov 1871, Nordahlen, Norway ,   d. 27 Oct 1937, Portland, Oregon  (Age 65 years)
  Family ID	F9434	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  1859 Kammerlader - Norwegian breech loader Thore Larsen Døving was a gunsmith in the mid 1800's. It is believed that Thore made the gun pictured. It is about a .75 caliber breech loader. It was hidden from the Germans during WWII and only recently discovered on a family farm in southwest Valldal Norway. Bruce Stennett's mother told him that Thore made firearms for the royalty at Kongsvinger where he would go "sporting" with the King of Sweden. On the chamber block is inscribed T. Doving 1859.

  
  

• Notes

  A gunsmith at Kongsvinger Festning in Norway. He made fire armsfor the royalty and is said to have gone "sporting" with the King of Sweden. His relatives in Norway have a gun (kammerlader- breech loader .75 caliber) with his name enscribed on the breech. It was hidden from the Germans during WWII and recently discovered on a family farm. [2]

  
  

• Sources

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