This video explores a unique British crank-fire .58 Morse manual machine gun, a gravity-fed, hand-cranked repeating firearm. It examines the rare .58 Morse cartridge, its Enfield manufacture, and features like a brass barrel jacket. The demonstration confirms its functional status, highlighting its complex internal mechanics involving gears and an eccentric cam.
This review from Forgotten Weapons showcases the unique British Crankfire .58 Morse Manual Machine Gun, a gravity-fed, hand-crank operated, repeating firearm. Expert instructor Ian McCollum details its operational mechanics, demonstrating how turning the crank cycles the bolt and hammer for rapid firing. The internal mechanism is explained as a relatively simple assembly of two steel side plates, a bolt, a cartridge lifter, and a hammer, highlighting its innovative design for its era.
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