Gatling rapid fire guns, 1862. Artist: William George Armstrong

Gatling rapid fire guns, 1862. Artist: William George Armstrong

1-157-681 - Ann Ronan Picture Library/Heritage-Images

Gatling rapid fire guns, 1862. Various models of the machine gun patented by American inventor Richard J Gatling in 1862. The weapon, a hand-cranked multiple-barrelled rotary gun, was capable of firing 3000 rounds a minute. From The Science Record. (New York, 1862).


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Creator
  1. Sir William George Armstrong, attributed to: British: Inventor, industrialist
People Related
  1. Richard J Gatling: American: Inventor

Medium
  1. Engraving

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History & Politics War & Military Military Uniform & Equipment

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Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 3400x5138
File Size : 51,180kb


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  1. 006089
  1. 006089
  1. 0390004533
  1. 1-157-681
  1. 1157681
  1. 4533

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