rotary cannon

rotary cannon is a machine gun or multiple-barrel firearm.

Also recorded as rotary machine gun.

Overview

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

rapid-fire gun that uses multiple barrels in a rotating mechanism

Sources

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reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia
“Rotary cannon”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata
Wikidata, structured authority record Q1966482: rotary cannon
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