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"'AUSTRALIAN KELLY' HAD PART OF A STEAM BOILER WHICH HE CARRIED ABOUT WITH HIM AS A SHIELD"
MAXIM
(Sir Hiram Stevens, 1840-1916, American Born Inventor of the Maxim Machine Gun)
Autograph Letter Signed to Rev. James A. Monckton
about Ned Kelly's armour, "'Australian Kelly' had part of a steam boiler which he carried about with him as a shield and he was a very successful bush ranger and committed numerous murders. There is no such thing as bullet proof cloth. The German tailor had a chrome steel shield 3/8 inch thick. My shield was nickel steel 1/4 inch thick and weighed 10 bs to the square foot so you see it is a question of weight. Nothing less than 10lbs to the square food would do ...", 3 sides 8vo., 18 Queen's Gate Place, London, 15th December
Edward "Ned" Kelly (1854-1880) was an Australian bushranger, outlaw, gang leader and convicted police murderer. Recognised as the last and most famous of the bushrangers, he is best-known for wearing a suit of bulletproof armour during his final shootout with the police.
Item Date:
1899
Stock No:
39325
£575
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