# Nordenfelt gun

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A kind of organ gun having a row of up to twelve barrels, and fired by pulling a lever back and forth, with ammunition fed by gravity through a chute for each barrel.

## Etymology
Named after the Swedish steel producer and banker Thorsten Nordenfelt, who funded its development.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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