 The corps gained full status as a separate unit in 1853 and was given the designation K 8 (8th Cavalry Regiment).It was renamed Norrland Dragoon Regiment in 1892 and when merged with parts of the Crown Prince's Hussar Regiment in 1927 it was redesignated K 4 but kept its name before being reorganized to a battalion and renamed Norrland's Dragoons in 1958.Finally the regiment was renamed back to its old name in 1980.