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.
- Peder Hermansen Kalthoff - Served Frederik III of Denmark as Head of Armory, 1600-1672
- Matthias Kalthoff - Gunsmith Denmark, 1608-1681
- Caspar 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. (This remark is highly questionable and unreliable!)
References[]
- Harold L. Peterson The Book of the Gun Paul Hamlyn Publishing Group (1962)
- Robert M. Lee & R. L. Wilson, Art of the Gun Yellowstone Press (2002)
- Guy M Wilson The Vauxhall Operatory. A century of inventions before the Scientific Revolution, Basiliscoe Press (2010)
- S.E. Ellacott, Guns, Methuen (1960)
- Gordon Campbell, The Grove Encyclopedia of Decorative Arts, Oxford University Press, (2006)
- Arne Hoff,Ældre dansk bøssemageri, Tøjhusmuseet, 1951
External links[]
- The picture of Kalthoff Repeater
- Bibliography of Kalthoff family in Sweden
- Herman Kolthoff Family Tree
- Raadvad Mill
- Gut Kaltenhof
The original article can be found at Kalthoff gunsmiths and the edit history here.