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C1885
The Nordenfelt Gun Battery.
Scarce engraving of the Nordenfelt gun, the weapon of the Rupertswood Battery of the Victorian Horse Artillery. Mounted on a travelling carriage it could be moved quickly and easily. The Nordenfelt Gun was a multiple barrel machine gun designed by … Read Full Description
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Full Title:
The Nordenfelt Gun Battery.
Date:
C1885
Artist:
Unknown
Condition:
In good condition.
Technique:
Engraving.
Image Size:
227mm
x 228mm
Paper Size:
262mm
x 255mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1885
Description:
Scarce engraving of the Nordenfelt gun, the weapon of the Rupertswood Battery of the Victorian Horse Artillery. Mounted on a travelling carriage it could be moved quickly and easily. The Nordenfelt Gun was a multiple barrel machine gun designed by a Swedish engineer, Helge Palmcrantz who was financed by Thorsten Nordenfelt, a Swedish steel producer and banker, after whom the gun was named. Palmcrantz created a mechanism to load and fire a multiple barrelled gun by simply moving a single lever backwards and forwards.
From the original edition of The Australasian Sketcher.
Collections:
Australian War Memorial: Accession Number ART19854
State Library Victoria: Accession Number AS 270785114
