The UK also adopted the competing 42 caliber Ordnance QF 6 pounder Nordenfelt at the same time as the QF 6 - pounder Hotchkiss .
The Royal Navy was not satisfied with the special Ordnance QF 6 pounder Nordenfelt ammunition and fuzes .
The UK also adopted the competing 42 caliber Ordnance QF 6 pounder Nordenfelt at the same time as the QF 6 - pounder Hotchkiss , but the Royal Navy was not satisfied with the special Nordenfelt ammunition and fuzes .