Friday, January 10, 2014

Charlton Automatic Rifle

Via Angry Mike

Charlton Rifle right side
Rifle Charleston Automatic Rifle Manufacturer Charlton’s Motor Workshop
Cartridge .303 British Overall Length 45.5″
Action Long Stroke Gas Piston Barrel Length 26″
Magazine 10 or 30 detachable box Weight 16lbs

Necessity is the mother of invention and New Zealand, far removed from the U.S. and British equipment sailing for Europe, had to get creative.  Lacking BREN or even Lewis guns for home defense, they turned on their bolt actions to create one of the strangest LMGs we’ve seen.

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2 comments:

  1. AnonymousJanuary 12, 2014 at 5:07 PM

    I don't know whether, as an engineer, I should be impressed with the ingenuity shown in this modification or appalled by its Goldbergian complexity. Maybe both.

    I do admit to having an urge to fire up the CAD and see if I can figure out a way to make this contraption a bit more...elegant.

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