Nordenfelt .45” Naval machine gun
| 01. Original name | Nordenfelt 0.45” machine gun | |
| 02. Other official names | kulspruta m/1875 | |
| 03. Popular names | ||
| 04. Chamberings | .45” Gardner (blackpowder) | |
| 05. Designed by | Swedish engineer, Helge Palmcrantz | |
| 06. Design date | 1873 | |
| 07. In service date(s) | 1880s | |
| 08. Adopted by | British Royal Navy, Argentina Australia Austria-Hungary Brazil Chile China France Philippine Republic Portugal Spain Turkey United Kingdom United States Uruguay | |
| 09. Production quantities | ||
| 10. Mechanism | 5 barrels and a top hopper magazine (not fitted on the filmed example); the feed, firing, extraction and ejection cycle is achieved by manual movement of a horizontal lever. Other versions up to 12 barrels | |
| 11. Weight | ||
| 12. Mountings | Naval pedestal mounts featured quick release so that the mechanism could be stored below decks until needed | |
| 13. Practicality in action | A suitable weapon for use against the growing threat of torpedo boats | |
| 14. Comments / Other information | Nordenfelt Manually-operated 0.45” Hand operated Naval machine gun. Adopted by the Royal Navy in the 1880’s, chambered for the .45” Gardner round; had 5 barrels and a top hopper magazine (not fitted on the filmed example); the feed, firing, extraction and ejection cycle is achieved by manual movement of a horizontal lever. The Nordenfelt series of weapons was designed by a Swedish engineer, Heldge Palmocraz; production in the UK was financed by a Swedish banker, Thorsten Nordenfelt. 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 |