Reffye mitrailleuse 1867 blueprint6/3/2023 ![]() The firing lever simply pulled that bloacking plate downward, allowing the firing pins to snap forward against their cartridges in sequence. When the breechblock was pulled rearward, all of the firing pins would be cocked against their own individual springs, and a plate would slide up between the firing pin and its port in the front of the breechblock. A second lever on the side of the gun would then be pulled up vertically, firing the barrels in succession. A large lever at the rear of the gun connected to a knee-joint type cam that would push the breechblock forward, chambering the 37 cartridges and locking the breechblock in place. ![]() The breech was a large block containing 37 separate firing pins, which the cartridge plate attached to the front of. The Montigny used a removable cartridge plate for loading, which allowed it to maintain a very high rate of fire (as long as loaded plates were available to the gunners). We are taking a look at the Montigny today, which used a cluster of 37 barrels, each chambered for a 10-12mm caliber cartridge (the specific cartridge would depend on the request of the buyer). There were several versions, the two most common being the Reffye and Montigny designs. The Mitrailleuse was one of the first pseudo-machine guns – the first ones were developed prior to the Gattling, but they continued to be purchased by military forces through the 1870s.
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