- A = Chilled.
- B = Common.
- C = Penetration.
| Swedish Ordnance. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name, Nature, and Classification. | Powder Charge | Initial Velocity | Working Effect | C | Remarks. | |||
| A | B | A | B | A | B | |||
| Lbs. | Lbs. | Feet. | Feet. | Ft. Tons | Ft. Tons | In. | ||
| Rifled Breech-loaders, cast-iron with steel hoops. | ||||||||
| 27 cm | 98 | 66 | 1,364 | 6,153 | 12 | Finspong Rifles. | ||
| 24 ” | 59.4 | 37.4 | 1,322 | 1,476 | 3,763 | 3,333 | 10 | |
| 16 ” | 23.3 | 17.6 | 1,377 | 1,591 | 1,414 | 1,347 | 7.36 | |
| Cast-iron Muzzle-loader, Rifle. | ||||||||
| 12 ” | 6.5 | 4.4 | 1,456 | 509 | ||||
| Cast-iron Smooth-bores. | ||||||||
| 15 in. | 50.1 | 35 | 1,213 | |||||
| 9 ” | 24.8 | 17.6 | ||||||
| Norwegian Ordnance. | ||||||||
| Armstrong Muzzle-loaders. | ||||||||
| 27 cm. | 66 | 38.5 | 1,302 | 1,148 | 4,541 | 3,156 | 10.5 | |
| 27 ” | 71.5 | 38.5 | 1,371 | 1,148 | 5,032 | 3,156 | 11 | |
| 27 ” | ||||||||
| 20 ” | 29.7 | 19.8 | 1,364 | 1,148 | 1,938 | 1,360 | 7.9 | |
| Palliser Muzzle-loaders. | ||||||||
| 16 ” | 22 | 11 | 1,138 | 742 | 7.1 | |||
| 15 ” | ||||||||
| Krupp Breech-loaders. | ||||||||
| 26 ” | 99 | 81.4 | 1,584 | 1,584 | 7,933 | 6,644 | 14 | |
| 15 ” | 18.7 | 18.7 | 1,590 | 1,640 | 1,528 | 8 | ||
The Norwegian ordnance is both smooth-bore and rifled, the smooth-bore guns being of the Rodman ([see page 283]) and the rifles of the Krupp style. The Swedes manufacture their own breech-loaders, having chosen for their standard the French type of cast-iron body reinforced by steel hoops. These guns, known as the Finspong breech-loaders, have proved very satisfactory, the Swedish cast-iron being second only to American in excellence. The breech-blocks and steel hoops for these guns are all made in France. Two types of machine-guns, which have found general favor in Europe, are of Swedish invention.
The Nordenfeldt Machine-Gun.
This gun, which has been experimented with in the English Navy, is intended as a defence against torpedo-boats. It has four barrels placed in line, having a calibre of one inch, to fire a half-pound steel projectile. The projectiles are placed in guides behind the rear of the barrels, and by the movement of a lever are sent into the chamber, fired, and the empty shell extracted. Gearing worked by hand-wheels gives elevation and direction. The fire is rapid from this gun, and the results have been excellent for penetration. Weight of the gun complete, about 1000 pounds.
The Palmcrantz Machine-Gun.
The Palmcrantz mitrailleuse is a machine-gun for firing small-arm ammunition. It has ten barrels placed side by side and secured in a frame, the rear ends of the barrels being screwed into a single bar-transom, behind which the lock mechanism is placed in a flat rectangular box. The system is mounted on a swivel in such a manner as to give it free motion for elevating and depressing or sweeping. An eccentric cam attached to the crank-axle can be thrown into gear, by means of which the barrels are given an automatic sweep through a small arc. The whole gun is compact and light. Each barrel has a separate feeder, so that the velocity of discharge is very great, the barrels being fired in succession.
Russian Ordnance.
- A = Calibre.
- B = Length over all.
- C = Number of Grooves.
- D = Twist of Rifling.
- E = Weight of Gun, including Breech-block.
- F = Preponderance.