QF 3-pounder Nordenfelt
| QF 3-pounder Nordenfelt | |
|---|---|
 At Melbourne Town Hall, 1895 | |
| Type | Naval gun Coast defence gun |
| Place of origin | United Kingdom |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1885–19?? |
| Used by | Many countries |
| Production history | |
| Designed | 1885 |
| Manufacturer | Nordenfelt Guns and Ammunition Company Maxim-Nordenfelt |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | UK 45-cal version : 452 pounds (205 kg) barrel & breech[1] |
| Length | 45 calibres |
| Shell | Fixed QF 3 lb 4 oz (1.5 kg) |
| Calibre | 47-millimetre (1.850 in) |
| Breech | Vertical sliding-block with locking wedge |
| Muzzle velocity | 1,959 ft/s (597 m/s)[2] |
| Maximum firing range | 4,000 yd (3,700 m)[2] |
The QF 3-pounder Nordenfelt was a light 47 mm quick-firing naval gun and coast defence gun of the late 19th century used by many countries.
United Kingdom[]
The United Kingdom only deployed this gun for coast defence, and soon discarded it in favour of the similar QF 3-pounder Hotchkiss gun for both coast defence and naval use.
Ammunition[]
Ammunition was in "fixed rounds" : the projectile and brass cartridge case were loaded as a single unit. The gun used the same ammunition as the similar QF 3-pounder Hotchkiss, with either Nordenfelt or Hotchkiss fuzes. When introduced in the 1880s the propellant used was gunpowder, in British service Cordite Mark I was used as propellant from the mid-1890s onwards.
British steel shell round, 1891
British common shell round, 1891
See also[]
Weapons of comparable role, performance and era[]
- QF 3-pounder Hotchkiss : Hotchkiss equivalent
Notes[]
References[]
Bibliography[]
- I.V. Hogg and L.F. Thurston, British Artillery Weapons & Ammunition 1914–1918. London: Ian Allan, 1972.
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- Victorian-era weapons of the United Kingdom
- 47 mm artillery
- Coastal artillery