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Lot 645: ATKINSON & NEEDHAM, BIRMINGHAM A RARE .450 (NEEDHAM) REPEATING LEVER-ACTION RIFLE, MODEL '1881 PATENT', serial no. 5,
Extremely Rare Unique J.C. White "Experimental" Semi-Automatic Rifle Chambered in .276 Cartridge with Unique Gas System and Crate
The Griffiths & Woodgate rifle was one of the first proper, purpose-built automatic rifles. It was developed in the early 1890s by Maj. Herbert Woodgate, a British Army officer, and William Griffiths, a civil engineer. The action used by this gun was a short recoil type in which the bolt and barrel recoiled together until the barrel was stopped by a spring collar in the receiver. The bolt was rotated during its travel by a long cam slot, pushing back the hammer and ejecting the spent casing. The fixed magazine held 10 rounds in .303 caliber. The length of the gun was 51in overall and the weight empty was 10lbs. The barrel was 30in, with a 5-groove rifling.
The project was funded by a group of private investors known as the Automatic Rifle Syndicate, and the prototype was submitted for testing by the British Army in 1894. Although the designers and investors were hopeful that the revolutionary new concept would be warmly received by military officials, it was promptly rejected without much consideration at all. The evaluation found the recoil to be too strong and the accuracy to be less than desired, and no recommendations were made for improvements. The gun's investors lost a considerable sum and the partnership between Griffiths and Woodgate seems to have dissolved soon afterward. Maj. Woodgate continued to design auto-loading rifles of various types, although none were successful.
The project was funded by a group of private investors known as the Automatic Rifle Syndicate, and the prototype was submitted for testing by the British Army in 1894. Although the designers and investors were hopeful that the revolutionary new concept would be warmly received by military officials, it was promptly rejected without much consideration at all. The evaluation found the recoil to be too strong and the accuracy to be less than desired, and no recommendations were made for improvements. The gun's investors lost a considerable sum and the partnership between Griffiths and Woodgate seems to have dissolved soon afterward. Maj. Woodgate continued to design auto-loading rifles of various types, although none were successful.
German launching cradle for rifle grenades. Highly unpopular weapons as they tended to explode prematurely
The German grenade-thrower was officially designated “Granatenwerfer 16” and the grenade “Wurfgranate 16”.
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