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This family was founded was Herman Kolthoff from Kultenhof Estate, Danish Duchy of Slesvig (now Kaltenhof, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany), who had several sons that went on to fame across Europe. They are best known for the Kalthoff repeater - a rapid fire repeating rifle that could deliver 20-30 rounds/minute in the 1650s. Signed examples of their guns can be found in Windsor Castle, Danish Armory Collection, Kremlin Armory Collection. * Peder Hermansen Kalthoff - Served Frederik III of Denmark as Head of Armory, 1600-1672 * Matthias Hermansen Kalthoff - Gunsmith Denmark, 1608-1681 * Caspar Hermansen Kalthoff Elder—Served Charles I of England, 1606-1664 * * Caspar Kalthoff Younger—Served Tsar Alexis I of Russia and Charles II of England * Henrick Hermansen Kolthoff—Founded Foundries in Sweden and Norway, 1610-1661 * William Hermansen Kalthoff—Patented repeating gun in France == Descendants == The Kalthoff name spelling name was recorded as Kaldtoft, Kalthof, Kaltof, Kaltoft, Koldtoft according to local pronunciation and spelling habits. All of the families with these names in Scandinavia are descendants. The original seed Kalthoff in each country shared the "Hermansen" name indicating a common father, was famous for advance metallurgic skills (iron manufacturing, advance steel formula for repeating rifles, etc.), and were born within a decade of each other. Kalthoff is a single family-name. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kalthoff gunsmiths」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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