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1914.11.43

Cartridge for naval gun

1914.11.43

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Collection type
Object
Description
Cartridge for naval gun
Cultural groups
English
Person
Maker Unknown Maker
Field collector Henry Balfour
PRM source Henry Balfour
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1890
Date collected
By 1914
Acquisition information
Donated: 1914
Object numbers
Accession number: 1914.11.43
Research and responses

Note: 1914.11.43 and .44 are probably MkII Gardner/Gatling naval machine gun rounds, not Nordenfelt ones. The Gardner-Gatling was operated manually by a rotating crank. British models were chambered for a .450 cartridge and the British used such a gun at the bombardment of Alexandria in 1882. [HA 03/12/2009]

Search terms: Firearm Weapon, Cartridge, Firearm Accessory

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