Framed Prints
Framed Print of The Nordenfeldt Guns at Aldershott, 1883. Creator: Unknown
The Nordenfeldt Guns at Aldershott, 1883. The Nordenfeldt machine-gun battery of the 22nd Middlesex Volunteers (Central London Rangers). Prepared for cavalry; action front...Experiments were made with the view of determining the extreme effective range...and all the practical information it was possible to collect regarding the use of machine-guns in the field...This was the first occasion on which machine-guns have been worked in this country in conjunction with troops, and the experiment has been watched with great interest...by the military authorities...[First illustration shows the guns] in the fighting line, with skirmishers between the guns in front of the action... the men serving the gun are behind it, mostly engaged in filling the receivers with cartridges...[The other shows] the men attached to the guns in a defensive attitude, prepared to receive cavalry...Each gun, worked by nine men, is estimated to do the service in action of three hundred men acting in line as infantry. The gun has five barrels, discharging showers of the ordinary cartridges of Martini-Henry rifles, and is worked with extraordinary rapidity. Its front is protected by a plate of the finest steel, a quarter of an inch thick'. From "Illustrated London News", 1883. Heritage Images features heritage image collections. © The Print Collector/Heritage Images
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Media ID 48586619
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Modern Frame 14"x12" (36x31cm)
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Wood effect frame, card mounted, 10x8 fade resistant photo print. Overall outside dimensions 14x12 inches (36x31cm). Environmentally and ozone friendly, 40mm wide x 15mm Polycore® moulding has the look of real wood, is durable and light and easy to hang. Biodegradable and made with non-chlorinated gases (no toxic fumes) it is efficient; producing 100 tons of polystyrene can save 300 tons of trees! Prints are glazed with lightweight, shatterproof, optical clarity acrylic (providing the same general protection from the environment as glass). The back is stapled hardboard with a sawtooth hanger attached. Note: measurements provided are estimated outer dimensions, which include both the image and the frame. While we aim to keep sizing consistent, exact dimensions may vary slightly due to differences in print size or production requirements, which may result in a variation in the overall size (up to approximately 2.5cm (1"))
These are individually made so all sizes are approximate
Estimated Image Size (if not cropped) is 24.4cm x 15.9cm (9.6" x 6.3")
Estimated Product Size is 36cm x 31cm (14.2" x 12.2")
