Joseph Montigny | |
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Nationality | Belgium |
Occupation | Gunsmith |
Known for | Development of the Montigny mitrailleuse |
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 shotguns with breech loading mechanisms based on the designs of the Swiss inventor Jean Samuel Pauly. [1]
Joseph Montigny | |
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Nationality | Belgium |
Occupation | Gunsmith |
Known for | Development of the Montigny mitrailleuse |
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 shotguns with breech loading mechanisms based on the designs of the Swiss inventor Jean Samuel Pauly. [1]