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
The QF 3-pounder Hotchkiss or in French use Canon Hotchkiss à tir rapide de 47 mm were a family of long-lived light naval guns introduced in 1886 to defend against new, small and fast vessels such as torpedo boats and later submarines. T ...
, with either Nordenfelt or Hotchkiss fuzes. When introduced in the 1880s the propellant used was gunpowder, in British service
Cordite
Cordite is a family of smokeless propellants developed and produced in the United Kingdom since 1889 to replace black powder as a military propellant. Like modern gunpowder, cordite is classified as a low explosive because of its slow burn ...
Mark I was used as propellant from the mid-1890s onwards.
QF 3 pounder Mark II cartridge with steel shell diagrams.jpg, British steel shell round, 1891
QF 3 pounder cartridge with common shell Mark II diagram.jpg, British common shell round, 1891
See also
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List of naval guns
List of Naval Guns by country of origin in decreasing caliber size
List of naval guns by caliber size, all countries
Naval anti-aircraft guns
See also
* List of artillery
* List of the largest cannon by caliber
*Glossary of British ordnanc ...
Weapons of comparable role, performance and era
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QF 3-pounder Hotchkiss
The QF 3-pounder Hotchkiss or in French use Canon Hotchkiss à tir rapide de 47 mm were a family of long-lived light naval guns introduced in 1886 to defend against new, small and fast vessels such as torpedo boats and later submarines. T ...
: Hotchkiss equivalent
Notes
References
Bibliography
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I.V. Hogg and L.F. Thurston, British Artillery Weapons & Ammunition 1914–1918. London: Ian Allan, 1972.
External links
Handbook of the 3-pounder Nordenfelt quick-firing gun. Land service, 1891
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Victorian-era weapons of the United Kingdom
47 mm artillery
Coastal artillery