Kongsberg Våpen og Stridsvogn Fabrikk

Founded in 1814 in an economic downturn in the town of Kongsberg. Originally producing blank firearms and small arms for the military. After a steadily increasing production, in 1929 the factory had a massive expansion following the revision of the military plans in 1929. This allowed the factory to expand by roughly 3 times, and also gave the factory the funds to open a new branch for tank development and production. With this they renamed themselves to "Kongsberg Våpen og Stridsvogn Fabrikk" ("Kongsberg Weapons and Tank Factory").

Ship Weaponry
Starting in 1904, Kongsberg produced most of the low calibre canons on Norwegian ships. This ranged from small 37mm guns all the way up to the larger 75mm and 105mm guns. Some of the earlier guns where license produced Hotchkiss L/35's and L/45's. With the production of these guns Kongsberg would have the tooling and experience to produce decent quality barrels and other key components.