Nordenfelt Model 1897 Complete Specs and Full Gun Specifications

The Nordenfelt Model 1897 was invented by Capt. W. Bergman of the Swedish Army, who sold his patent outright to the Nordenfelt Co., then located in Paris, France. This water-cooled, rolling breech lock machine gun was designed for both automatic and manual operation. Its rate of fire was 600 rounds per minute when fired fully automatic. On conversion to manual operation, it had a rate of fire of 130 shots per minute. The most notable feature of the feed system is that in 1897 the gun employed a push-out type of metallic link that is practically identical to ones used today.