Also from the Spanish-American War section, what appears to be a rifle-caliber Nordenfelt gun. While it would look sporty in the fighting top of a protected cruiser of the Asiatic Squadron, pity the poor bluejackets who'd have to schlep the cartridge boxes up there to service the guns...
I bet I could get that mounted on the rear deck of my wife's New Beetle convertible.
ReplyDeleteNo schlepping required.
maybe something like mounted in a pop up turret as in the Dillon chain gun, except with more panache.
ReplyDeleteNo lack of block & tackle on a ship. A bit of pulley-hauley makes hoisting much easier!
ReplyDeleteHeck, I think it would improve the look of the Z3 too, for the passenger side, as shooting and driving is even worse than drinking and driving.
ReplyDeleteI bet they'd rig a steam-lever apparatus to hoist the cartridge boxes, but they'd still have to service and trigger them.
ReplyDeleteOnly one 'd' in Nordenfelt.
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ReplyDeleteSo there is! I'll fix that...
http://www.forgottenweapons.com/five-barrel-nordenfelt-video/ has a video of a Nordenfelt that shows how it works.
ReplyDeleteAt first glance I thought you bought some kind of Lathe
ReplyDeleteCan't see Nordenfelt without thinking of the poor HMS Clampherdown.
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