Joseph Montigny
| Joseph Montigny | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |
.svg.png){kind=small} Belgium |
| Occupation | Gunsmith |
| Known for | Development of the Montigny mitrailleuse |
The 37-barrels Montigny mitrailleuse, developed in 1863 by Joseph Montigny
Joseph Montigny was a Belgian gunsmith, from Fontaine l'Evèque near Brussels, and the developer of the Montigny mitrailleuse, an early European machine gun, in 1863.[1] The design was based on the early 1850s prototype of a volley gun by the Belgian officer Fafschamps.[2] Montigny managed to offer his design to Napoléon III, who adopted it in 1867, with Colonel De Reffye making various improvements to the weapons.[3][4]
Joseph Montigny also developed various rifles and shotgun with breech loading mechanisms based on the designs of the Swiss inventor Jean Samuel Pauly.[1]
Notes
- 1 2 Rifles of the World By John Walter p.570
- ↑ Machine Guns: An Illustrated History of Their Impact - Page 35 by James H. Willbanks
- ↑ "He offered his weapon to Joseph Montigny, a noted Belgian engineer, who persuaded the French Emperor, Napoleon III, to adopt the weapon in 1867." in Encyclopedia of Firearms - Page 221 by Harold Leslie Peterson
- ↑ A History of Firearms By W. Y. Carman p.84
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Saturday, April 16, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.