used, largely because it is regarded as poor French. The term is also used in Norwegian. Although spelled slightly differently as mitraljøse, the pronunciation is similar. In Norway, the term nowadays is used to refer to a machine gun (the MG3, labeled as mitr-3, to be specific) mounted on a tripod. This is similar to the German term Schweres Maschinengewehr, which refers to a regular machine gun mounted on a tripod (since the introduction of General purpose machine guns). In Turkish the term mitralyöz, which is apparently derived from mitrailleuse, was widely used as a synonym for machine guns before becoming an archaic term. Currently, makineli tüfek (machine rifle) is considered the accepted term. A related word, metralhadora, is used in Portuguese. Although it is derived from the French mitrailleuse, its pronunciation is different. It describes any automatic firearm. Similarly, in Spanish ametralladora is the word for a machine gun, metralleta, connected to French mitraillette for a sub-machine gun. The word also survived in Romania, where the generic term for a machine gun is mitralieră. In Slovenian, Croatian and Serbian it is mitraljez, and in Albanian a machine gun is referred to as mitraloz. In Greek, mydraliovolo (μυδραλιοβόλο) is a—now somewhat archaic—term for a machine gun. The word mitrailleuse is surely the source for the modern Italian term: Mitragliatrice, describing a machine gun, as well. Preserved mitrailleuses Musée de l'Armée in the Hotel Des Invalides. Two mitrailleuses long mounted outdoors thus severely affected by rust. Musée royal de l’Armée et d'Histoire Militaire in Brussels Musee Militaire Vaudois, 1110, Morges, Switzerland. Complete Reffye mitrailleuse in exceptional like-new condition. Dreiecklandmuseum, 79423, Heitersheim (near Freiburg im Breisgau), Germany. Bundeswehr Military History Museum in Dresden, Germany. See figure to the right. Polish Army Museum in Warsaw, Poland. A mitrailleuse named after general Louis Pailhou. Coronado Star Park on Coronado Island, CA. Donated to the city by Major General Joseph Henry Pendleton See also Gardner gun Nordenfelt gun Ripley machine gun Notes References Thomas Adriance, The Last Gaiter Button: A Study of the Mobilization and Concentration of the French Army in the War of 1870, New York, 1987. . . Richard Holmes, The Road to Sedan, London, 1984. . pp. 206–208. Jean Huon, Military Rifle and Machine Gun Cartridges, Ironside International Publications, 1986, . Contains detailed descriptions, with photos, of the Reffye and Montigny mitrailleuse ammunition. Cmdt Frederic Reboul, Le Canon a Balles en 1870