NORDENFELT MACHINE GUN 1892

[Gil Boyd]

There I was on my birthday yesterday (belated greetings accepted) walking around the National Maritime Museum at Greenwich where I had a particular long term interest in actually looking closely at the Nordenfelt Machine gun which was actually developed in 1873, but this one was dated 1892. I have always been interested in the hopper system of loading and often wonder if it would have been a better alternative in those days and into WW1. Constantly pulling a handle backwards and forwards must have been tiresome!!

See what you think, this is a lovely example if you get a chance to visit and its a foot away so you can examine it closely. Here;s a couple of shots I took of it............fascinating Enfield at its best!!!

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