Joseph Montigny
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Joseph Montigny was a Belgian gunsmith, from Fontaine l'Evèque, and the developer of the Montigny mitrailleuse, an early European machine gun, in 1863.[1] The design was based on the early 1850s prototype of a volley gun by the Belgian officer Fafschamps.[2] Montigny managed to offer his design to Napoléon III, who adopted it in 1867, with Colonel De Reffye making various improvements to the weapons.[3][4]
OccupationGunsmith
KnownforDevelopment of the Montigny mitrailleuse
Joseph Montigny | |
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| Occupation | Gunsmith |
| Known for | Development of the Montigny mitrailleuse |
Joseph Montigny also developed various rifles and shotguns with breech loading mechanisms based on the designs of the Swiss inventor Jean Samuel Pauly.[1]