![]() ![]() In this article I have mixed images from my model with original drawings to illustrate the mechanisms.īear in mind that the report was written by a Prussian in the middle of a war between France and Prussia, and readers may notice a bias against France in the introduction. von P's work, apart from the labels, which have been translated to English. ![]() The illustrations in Folger's translation are identical to von G. von P's report provides an excellent description of the operation of this gun, and I have reproduced it below, with some in-line comments where necessary. Folger U.S.N and published by the United States Government Printing Office in 1873 as " The French Mitrailleuse: Full and Complete Description of the Construction, Service etc.". ![]() This report was translated from the German into English by Lieutenant Commander W.M. Zum ersten Male volständig in allen ihren einzelnen Theilen bescrieben und dargestellt" was published in 1871 by 'von G.von P'. By 1871, a number of guns had been captured by the Prussians, and a report entitled " Die französische Mitraileuse. The operational use of the Mitrailleuse is covered by Dr Patrick Marder's article on the Mitrailleuse, and also in Wikipedia. The Reffye Mitrailleuse was a 'super weapon' fielded by the French Army when war was forced on them by the Prussians in 1870. ![]()
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