In today's article, we are going to delve into the fascinating world of Nordenfelt gun. For centuries, Nordenfelt gun has been the subject of study and debate in different disciplines and fields of knowledge. Its influence extends to all aspects of daily life, from politics to popular culture. In this article, we will explore different perspectives and approaches that will help us better understand the role of Nordenfelt gun in our current society. With expert interviews, detailed analysis, and concrete examples, we'll delve into the many facets of Nordenfelt gun and discover how its impact continues to shape our world in surprising ways.
Nordenfelt gun | |
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Type | Organ gun |
Place of origin | United Kingdom |
Production history | |
Designer | Helge Palmcrantz |
Designed | 1873 |
The Nordenfelt gun was a multiple-barrel organ gun that had a row of up to twelve barrels. It was fired by pulling a lever back and forth and ammunition was gravity fed through chutes for each barrel. It was produced in a number of different calibres up to 25 mm (0.98 in). Larger calibres were also used, but for these calibres the design simply permitted rapid manual loading rather than true automatic fire. This article covers the anti-personnel rifle-calibre (typically 0.45 in (11 mm)) gun.
The weapon was designed by a Swedish engineer, Helge Palmcrantz. He created a mechanism to load and fire a multiple barreled gun by simply moving a single lever backwards and forwards. It was patented in 1873.
Production of the weapon was funded by a Swedish steel producer and banker (later weapons maker) named Thorsten Nordenfelt, who was working in London. The name of the weapon was changed to the Nordenfelt gun. A plant producing the weapon was set up in England with sales offices in London and long demonstrations were conducted at several exhibitions. The weapon was adopted by the British Royal Navy, as an addition to their Gatling and Gardner guns.
During a demonstration held at Portsmouth, a ten-barrelled version of the weapon, firing rifle-calibre cartridges, fired 3,000 rounds of ammunition in 3 minutes and 3 seconds without stoppage or failure.
However, with the development of the Maxim gun, the weapon was eventually outclassed. Nordenfelt merged in 1888 with the Maxim Gun Company to become Maxim Nordenfelt Guns and Ammunition Company Limited.
At least one Nordenfelt was re-activated for the 1966 film Khartoum and can be seen firing in the river boat sequence.
The Bundeswehr Museum of German Defense Technology in Koblenz has one of this specimen in its collection.
Another one is exhibited in the Romanian Naval Museum in Constanța.
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