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The '''Blanch-Chevallier Grenade Discharger''' is a prototype grenade launcher patented in 1916 by Herbert John Blanch of the London gun company J. Blanch & Son and Swiss arms technician Arnold Louis Chevallier. It is built on a [[Martini-Henry]] rifle, with the original barrel assembly replaced by a large 2.5in bore barrel with a recoil-dampening spring inside. The weapon works on a similar principle as a rifle grenade; a proprietary grenade is loaded into the barrel from the front and fired by a .577-450 blank loaded into the chamber. A tall tangent backsight made it clear that the weapon is intended to be fired from the shoulder, a design incredibly ahead of its time when contemporary rifle grenades were fired braced into the ground. | The '''Blanch-Chevallier Grenade Discharger''' is a prototype grenade launcher patented in 1916 by Herbert John Blanch of the London gun company J. Blanch & Son and Swiss arms technician Arnold Louis Chevallier. It is built on a [[Martini-Henry]] rifle, with the original barrel assembly replaced by a large 2.5in bore barrel with a recoil-dampening spring inside. The weapon works on a similar principle as a rifle grenade; a proprietary grenade is loaded into the barrel from the front and fired by a .577-450 blank loaded into the chamber. A tall tangent backsight made it clear that the weapon is intended to be fired from the shoulder, a design incredibly ahead of its time when contemporary rifle grenades were fired braced into the ground. | ||
Only one example of this strange weapon is known to exist, found "in a back room at the UK National Firearms Centre" by [http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2013/08/12/reallife-steampunk-martini-henry-grenade-launcher/ Jonathan Ferguson], who also said that it came to them "from a movie prop house". Ferguson also notes that his example is strangely marked with "Enever – Chevallier Patent Automatic Small Arms Company Limited", referencing a third Edwin Alexander Enever. | Only one example of this strange weapon is known to exist, found "in a back room at the UK National Firearms Centre" by [http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2013/08/12/reallife-steampunk-martini-henry-grenade-launcher/ Jonathan Ferguson], who also said that it came to them "from a movie prop house". Ferguson also notes that his example is strangely marked with "Enever – Chevallier Patent Automatic Small Arms Company Limited", referencing a third Edwin Alexander Enever, who had founded the said company with Chevallier, but is not referenced on the patent. | ||
[[Image:Blanch-Chevallier.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Blanch-Chevallier grenade discharger - 2.5in. PR.9711 © Royal Armouries]] | [[Image:Blanch-Chevallier.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Blanch-Chevallier grenade discharger - 2.5in. PR.9711 © Royal Armouries]] | ||
Revision as of 14:02, 15 February 2018
The Blanch-Chevallier Grenade Discharger is a prototype grenade launcher patented in 1916 by Herbert John Blanch of the London gun company J. Blanch & Son and Swiss arms technician Arnold Louis Chevallier. It is built on a Martini-Henry rifle, with the original barrel assembly replaced by a large 2.5in bore barrel with a recoil-dampening spring inside. The weapon works on a similar principle as a rifle grenade; a proprietary grenade is loaded into the barrel from the front and fired by a .577-450 blank loaded into the chamber. A tall tangent backsight made it clear that the weapon is intended to be fired from the shoulder, a design incredibly ahead of its time when contemporary rifle grenades were fired braced into the ground.
Only one example of this strange weapon is known to exist, found "in a back room at the UK National Firearms Centre" by Jonathan Ferguson, who also said that it came to them "from a movie prop house". Ferguson also notes that his example is strangely marked with "Enever – Chevallier Patent Automatic Small Arms Company Limited", referencing a third Edwin Alexander Enever, who had founded the said company with Chevallier, but is not referenced on the patent.
Specifications
(1916-????)
Type: Grenade Launcher
Caliber: 2.5 in
Capacity: 1
Fire Modes: Single shot
Video Games
| Game Title | Appears as | Mods | Notation | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battlefield 1 | Martini-Henry Grenade Launcher | 2016 |