https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gatling_gun
The Gatling gun is a rapid-firing multiple-barrel firearm invented in 1861 by Richard Jordan Gatling of North Carolina.
https://www.britannica.com/technology/Gatling-gun
Oct 31, 2025 — Gatling gun, hand-driven machine gun, the first to solve the problems of loading, reliability, and the firing of sustained bursts. It was ...
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The Gatling gun, invented by Richard Gatling in the 1860s, had a few limitations. One limitation was its weight, which made it difficult to ...
https://www.history.com/articles/gatling-gun
Mar 4, 2010 — 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.
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The Tippmann 9mm Gatling Gun is a powerhouse that blends historic design with modern performance. Mounted on a sturdy carriage, it easily rolls into position ...
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Jan 19, 2024 — Invented around the time of the American Civil War, the Gatling gun was designed to reduce casualties, but unfortunately, it did the ...
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Feb 12, 2022 — Richard Gatling continued to modify and improve the weapon, and in 1865 patented a model that was capable of firing 350 rounds per minute. A ...
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Mar 28, 2024 — The 19th Century Gatling gun is a firearm icon, a testament to the power of rapid, sustained fire, and its influence is still visible.
https://www.aerospaceutah.org/history-of-the-gatling-gun/
Nov 20, 2020 — The first Gatling gun featured eight, manually-cranked, rotating barrels and was built onto a wheeled cart.
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https://northcarolinahistory.org/encyclopedia/gatling-gun/
The Gatling gun was an invention of a North Carolina native, Richard J. Gatling. Born in 1818 in Hertford County to a farming family.
https://www.military.com/equipment/m134-gau-17-gatling-gun
The M134 GAU-17 “Vulcan” cannon is a six-barreled, air cooled, medium machine gun used primarily as a fire suppression weapon in aircraft for the US military.
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May 29, 2025 — Invented by Dr Richard Gatling in 1861 the Gatling Gun is the most famous of all manual machine guns. Cycled by the operator the weapon's rate ...
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Jul 29, 2021 — Technically though, the Gatling gun in the modern sense. It was a mechanical gun that fired large numbers of bullets quickly, though to keep up ...
https://www.quora.com/How-does-gatling-gun-work
As the barrels rotate, the individual bolts slide back and forth on a spiral track (cam) and feed, fire, and extract the individual rounds.
https://www.ncpedia.org/gatling-gun
Gatling was living in Indianapolis in 1862 when he patented his first machine gun, employing a cartridge-feeding mechanism adapted from his rice-seed planter.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Gatling%20gun
noun Gat· ling gun ˈgat-liŋ- : a machine gun with a revolving cluster of barrels fired once each per revolution.