Nordenfelt Machine Guns

[Gutaway]

How long was the Nordenfelt guns used on royal navy ships?

 

[andym]

In 1888 they merged with the Maxim Company and the gun was superseeded by the Maxim machine gun.There is a Nordenfeldt gun with a date stamp of 1890 on it in the National maritme museum.
http://www.nmm.ac.uk/collections/explore/object.cfm?ID=AAA2608

 

[Salty-Dog]

According to below link RN first used it in 1881:

www.thurrock.gov.uk/heritage/content.php?page=factfiles_details&id=53 - 15k

Was still in use 1906 but not sure for how long after.

Recently saw one at RM Museum at Eastney.