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GUN REGISTER |
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| Type of Gun: |
3 Barrel Nordenfelt Machine Gun |
| Location: |
National Artillery Museum, North Fort, Manly, NSW |
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| Serial Number: |
7147 |
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| Manufacturer: |
Nordenfelt |
| Calibre: |
11.4 mm - .45 inch |
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| Range: |
1,830 metres - 2,000 yards |
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| Historical Specifics: |
The Nordenfelt is most famous in Australia as the weapon of the Rupertswood Battery of the Victorian Horse Artillery. Mounted on a travelling carriage it could be moved quickly and easily. In the other colonies the guns were used by the Garrison Artillery or Infantry.
The Nordenfelt Gun was a multiple barrel machine gun designed by a Swedish engineer, Helge Palmcrantz. He was backed by Thorsten Nordenfelt, a Swedish steel producer and banker, after whom the gun was to take its name. Palmcrantz created a mechanism to load and fire a multiple barrelled gun by simply moving a single lever backwards and forwards. It came in several models from two to ten barrels. It fired harder-hitting rounds and gave more stopping power than the Gatling making this machine gun popular with the Royal Navy for use against Torpedo Boats.
A plant producing the weapon was setup in England, with sales offices in London, and long demonstrations were conducted at several exhibitions. The weapon was adopted by the British Royal Navy and many found their way to Australia. However, with the development of the Maxim gun the weapon was eventually outclassed. |
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