Gatling gun

Gatling gun is a multiple-barrel firearm or weapon family.

Also recorded as Gat; Gatling.

Overview

It is associated with United States. Catalogue entries for arms and armour state maker, marks, mechanism and, where relevant, licensing. VALÉORINE records this subject so that lots referring to it can be described consistently.

In detail

1860s multi-barrel rapid-fire gun of Richard Gatling, or its 1880s-1890s variants

Sources

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reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia
“Gatling gun”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata
Wikidata, structured authority record Q272975: Gatling gun
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