![]() This happened during the Franco-Prussian War of 1870–71. It became the first rapid-firing weapon deployed as standard equipment by any army in a major conflict. Then the French 25 barrel " Canon à Balles", better known as the Reffye mitrailleuse, was adopted in great secrecy in 1866. It was followed by the Belgian Montigny mitrailleuse in 1863. The earliest true mitrailleuse was invented in 1851 by Belgian Army Captain Fafschamps, 10 years before the advent of the Gatling gun. Reffye mitrailleuse Le Général Hanicque (" Canon à balles modèle 1866"), manufactured in 1867, on display in Les Invalides.Įlongated shotgun shell configuration, center fire, 50-gram (770 grain) patched bulletĪ mitrailleuse ( French pronunciation: from French mitraille, " grapeshot") is a type of volley gun with multiple barrels of rifle caliber that can fire either multiple rounds at once, or several in rapid succession. ![]()
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