This April, Julia will be offering a fine example of the machine gun that really did pave the way for things to come with this Argentinian example of the 1898 Maxim below, in brass with original optic sight and tripod.
Machine guns that fired imaginations
The Nordenfelt mechanical gun was not the only early rapid-fire weapon on the market recently. At James D Julia’s (15% buyer’s premium) sale in Maine in October a naval issue Colt 1883 US Navy Gatling gun on its original bronze base sold for $152,000 (£125,650).