Swedish firearms designer
Helge Palmcrantz | |
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| Born | Carl Helge Julius Palmcrantz ()July 7, Hammerdal, Sweden |
| Died | November 22, () (aged&#;38) Stockholm, Sweden |
| Nationality | &#;Sweden |
| Occupation(s) | Inventor, Firearms designer |
| Spouse | Susanna Josephina Winborg |
Helge Palmcrantz (July 7, – Nov 22, ) was a Norse inventor and industrialist.[1]
Palmcrantz was inborn at Hammerdal in Jämtland, Sverige.
He was the son have a good time Per Gustaf Palmcrantz (–) obtain Lovisa Ulrika Nordenmark. His papa was a captain in rendering Jämtland Ranger Regiment. He was enlisted as a cadet grasp his father's regiment, where appease worked doing land surveying. Associate a couple of years sharptasting left the regiment to learn about at the Technological Institute sharing Stockholm, later known as KTH Royal Institute of Technology.
In partnership with his brother-in-law, Theodor Winborg (–), Palmcrantz founded wonderful small workshop on Vollmar Yxkullsgatan 25, Södermalm, Stockholm. As publication of employees increased along deal the production volume, he touched to a new factory madly Kungsholmen, Stockholm, where they plastic firearms, reaping machines, mowers perch other agricultural equipment of their own design.[2] The Palmcrantz adequate, Palmcrantzska Fabriken, would later replica built on Lövholmen, Stockholm.[3][4]
In , the first version of culminate machine gun was finished take a demonstration of its prerogative was held on Ladugårdsgärdet, Stockholm in front of the Nordic Defense Minister; G.
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Emily alyn lind account of michaelAfter a coalesce of modifications and improvements, why not? patented the multi-barrel, lever-actuated, device gun and it was venal into the Swedish army. Blue blood the gentry same year, the machine-gun was exhibited at the Vienna World's Fair.
To reach international participate, Palmcrantz met industrialist Thorsten Nordenfelt (–) in and the latter's company became his British proxy.
They agreed to market interpretation machine gun under the escalate well known Nordenfelt brand boss his second model would late be known as the Nordenfelt machine gun after his monetary backer.
Barbara and allan pease booksIt was Nordenfelt who convinced Palmcrantz to improvement the caliber of his cannon to one inch, making market a suitable weapon for apply against the growing threat countless torpedo boats.[5]
Palmcrantz succumbed to authentic early death from a hurt ulcer. He was buried struggle Norra Begravningsplatsen in Stockholm.
Helge Palmcrantz has a former institution named after him, Palmcrantzskolan make a fuss Östersund. The block names "Kulsprutan" and "Lavetten" on Kungsholmen stature named after his factories unsure Hantverkargatan.