Pre Federation 6 Pounder Nordenfelt Shell Case c1890.

Pre Federation 6 Pounder Nordenfelt Shell Case c1890.
The base marked with the Nordenfelt "N" stamp only.

the mouth is cracked as usually found and has some small holes as pictured.


The QF 6 pounder Nordenfelt was a light 57 mm naval gun and coast defence gun of the late 19th century used by many countries.
They were originally mounted from 1885 onwards for use against the new (steam-driven) torpedo boats which started to enter service in the late 1870s. The Nordenfelt gun was adopted at the same time as the very similar QF 6 pounder Hotchkiss, but the Navy was not satisfied with the special Nordenfelt ammunition and fuzes. Following the explosion in 1900 of an ammunition ship due to defective fuses, Britain replaced Nordenfelt fuzes with the Hotchkiss design. Nordenfelt guns were phased out in favour of the Hotchkiss and were declared obsolete by 1919

Note this type of gun was used on HMVS Cerberus c/1890's thus has significant Pre-Federation interest.

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