Gatling gun - Wikipedia
The Gatling gun is a rapid-firing multiple-barrel firearm invented in 1861 by Richard Jordan Gatling. It is an early machine gun and a forerunner of the modern electric motor -driven rotary cannon .
Gatling Gun ‑ Date, Inventor & Usage - HISTORY
2010年3月4日 · In 1862, Richard Jordan Gatling invented a multi-barreled, rotating gun operated by a hand crank that could fire up to 200 rounds a minute. Used only a few times during the Civil War, the...
Gatling gun | History, Description, & Facts | Britannica
2024年9月21日 · Gatling gun, hand-driven machine gun, the first to solve the problems of loading, reliability, and the firing of sustained bursts. It was invented about 1862 by Richard Jordan Gatling during the American Civil War.
Richard Jordan Gatling - Wikipedia
Richard Jordan Gatling (September 12, 1818 – February 26, 1903) was an American inventor. He is best known for having invented the Gatling gun, which is considered to be the first successful machine gun.
Richard Jordan Gatling | Civil War, Machine Gun, Inventor
Richard Jordan Gatling (born September 12, 1818, Maney’s Neck, North Carolina, U.S.—died February 26, 1903, New York, New York) was an American inventor best known for his invention of the Gatling gun, a crank-operated, multibarrel machine gun, which he patented in 1862.
Gatling Gun - North Carolina History
The first successful machine gun, known as the Gatling gun was invented by North Carolina native Richard J. Gatling in 1862. The gun saw limited use in the Civil War because the original model proved ineffective but once Gatling perfected his machine gun, the United States Army purchased 100 guns in 1866.
The Mass Production of Death: Richard Jordan Gatling Invents the ...
Richard Jordan Gatling (1818-1903), the inventor of the Gatling gun, was, for most of his life, involved with the development of farm equipment.
Richard Jordan Gatling and His Gun - We're History
2015年11月5日 · In the 1870s and 1880s, the Ashanti and Zulu warriors who fought against British colonizing forces fell by the hundreds to Gatling’s invention. From Egypt to the Cape Colony and from the Sudan to Nigeria, the Gatling gun earned its reputation as the lethal vanguard of British imperialism.
History of the Gatling Gun - Hill Aerospace Museum
2020年11月20日 · He designed a multi-barreled, rotating, crank-operated gun that would go on to forever change the face of the battlefield. And in 1861, around the beginning of the American Civil War, Gatling presented his invention to the Union Forces. The first Gatling gun featured eight, manually-cranked, rotating barrels and was built onto a wheeled cart.
Gatling Gun - Encyclopedia.com
2018年6月11日 · The precursor of the modern machine gun was invented in 1862 by Richard J. Gatling. Born in North Carolina, Gatling had moved to St. Louis, Missouri, where he invented and manufactured agricultural machines.
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