Rustmästare


Rustmästare is a former Swedish rank that literally means the one responsible for the armory.

History and related ranks

Origin 1600

Rustmästare was originally an underofficer rank and the holder of the rank was responsible for the care of the armory, weaponry and ammunition within a company.

1833/87

Holders of the rank were elevated to Furir.

1957

The rank was reintroduced as the highest rank within the Underbefäls category.

1972

The rank of rustmästare was replaced with fanjunkare, and the rank was removed.

Reform 1972

Prior to 1972, military personnel were divided into three categories Underbefäl, Underofficerare and Officerare.
The Underbefäl category was split into two categories
The Underofficer category was renamed kompaniofficerare to include:
The Officer category was renamed regementsofficerare to include

Reform 1983

All categories were merged into one professional officer category with the lowest rank set to fänrik. Furir, överfurir, sergeant and fanjunkare were removed as a professional ranks. Holders of the rank fanjunkare were given the rank of löjtnant and the rest to fänrik.