The soldiercroft is from Bjärsäters "Rote nr 143" in Björkviks parish. "Roten" belonged to the Guards Company. The first allotted soldier in the croft was Anders Jönsson. He was employed in 1664, during the period of the older allotment system. The last soldier was Carl Gustaf Dahl who was employed up to 1894 when the croft was vacanted.

The barn is from "Rote nr 313" in Brunvall, Floda parish. This "Rote" belonged to Oppunda company. Here has lived in total 14 soldiers and their families during the period of the allotment system. One of these fell at Elmia in Finland 1790 and another died as a prisoner of war in Russia in 1809.

The soldiercroft is part of the former P10 museum and will be relocated to the new planned Armoured Vehicle Museum now being planned.

The objective is to create an authentic environment where the visitor can see and feel how life was for an ordinary soldier and his family at the end of 1800 century.

Note:

The allotment system was a system for organizing and financing the Swedish armed forces in earlier times, before the general conscription system was created.

The regiments normally had 1200 soldiers. Therefore each province was divided into 1200 districts (allotments) called "Rote". The farmers within each "Rote" had to provide one soldier to the regiment of that province. In return the farmers were exempted from having to serve as a soldier (as long as they provided a soldier)

The closest word in English to "Rote" would be "military ward". One of the farmers in the "Rote" - normally the largest farm - was in charge, he was called "Rotemästare" (Chief Warden).