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The Nordenfeldt Machine Gun, or organ gun, was a hand-cranked weapon in which the
barrels were laid beside each other, resulting in the rounds being fired in ripples. The
gun was manufactured in a variety of calibres, and with varying numbers of barrels.
Although adopted by the British armed forces, the weapon had only a short career, being
quickly replaced by more modern machine guns. At the turn of the century Fort Lytton had
two Nordenfeldt Machine Guns similar to this one: a 4 barrel 1 in; and a 10 barrel 0.45 in.
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Taken from: Purnell & Sons, 1967, The Illustrated Encyclopedia of 20th Century Weapons and Warfare,
New York
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