Dr. Richard Jordan Gatling's GATLING GUN PATENT DRAWINGS

2009-03-15 History

Author : Ron Ruble
Release : 2009-03-15
Genre : History
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Download or read book Dr. Richard Jordan Gatling's GATLING GUN PATENT DRAWINGS written by Ron Ruble. This book was released on 2009-03-15. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book contains copies of all Dr. Gatling's original Gatling Gun patent and patent drawings from the United States Patent Office. Also included are the patent drawings of the Broadwell Drum Feed, Bruce feed and Accles feed that was used on Colt Gatling Guns. Shortly after the outbreak of the American Civil War, Dr. Richard J. Gatling began work on his most famous invention. A prototype gun was made late in 1861 and was demonstrated in Indianapolis early in 1862. On November 4, 1862, Dr. Gatling received the first of his 10 patents for the famous gun that etched his name into history forever. The Gatling Gun was sometimes called by Dr. Gatling, Colt Firearms Company and the United States Patent Office as a battery gun, rotating battery gun, rotating cannon and machine gun. When the "modern" machine gun was made, it was referred to as an automated machine gun. These patent drawings provide a step back in time to view a technically advanced 19th century weapon that changed history.

Richard Jordan Gatling 's Gun Patents

2022-12-21

Author : J H Sullivan
Release : 2022-12-21
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Download or read book Richard Jordan Gatling 's Gun Patents written by J H Sullivan. This book was released on 2022-12-21. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a compilation of the gun patents of Richard Jordan Gatling, who is considered the father of repeating weapons, and whose inventions had a great impact on the history of the United States and the military history of many other countries.

Mr. Gatling's Terrible Marvel

2008 History

Author : Julia Keller
Release : 2008
Genre : History
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Book Rating : 949/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Mr. Gatling's Terrible Marvel written by Julia Keller. This book was released on 2008. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Documents the life of the inventor of the Gatling gun--the first machine gun--and the impact of his invention on the expansion of the United States as a superpower and the international boom of the arms industry.

Gatling

1993 Gatling guns

Author : E. Frank Stephenson
Release : 1993
Genre : Gatling guns
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Download or read book Gatling written by E. Frank Stephenson. This book was released on 1993. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: GATLING - A PHOTOGRAPHIC REMEMBRANCE is the most extensive work on Richard Jordan Gatling, inventor of the machine gun, ever published. The text tells for the first time what really happened to Gatling & his family as he became one of the world's greatest inventors & best known personalities of the 19th century. The book is lavishly illustrated with 144 photographs of Gatling, his family, & his gun, many of which are rare & never before published. Often called the Robert Oppenheimer of the 19th century, Richard Jordan Gatling's invention of the Gatling gun in 1862 forever changed warfare. The gun propelled Gatling into the international spotlight & provided him with riches far greater than most men of his time. But by 1897 Gatling's fortunes had vanished & he & his wife were living in New York City with their daughter. In 1901 Gatling turned his attention to developing a tractor but his health failed & he died penniless on February 23, 1903. The U.S. government named 2 ships for him during W.W. II & in 1958 his gun was revived as the Vulcan gun, now standard equipment on U.S. warships & warplanes.

The Gatling Gun

2015-05-20 History

Author : Peter Smithurst
Release : 2015-05-20
Genre : History
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Download or read book The Gatling Gun written by Peter Smithurst. This book was released on 2015-05-20. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A unique chapter in the history of firearms, the multibarrel, hand-cranked Gatling gun was one of the first practical rapid-fire weapons ever to be used in battle. It changed warfare by introducing the capability to project deadly, high-intensity fire on the battlefield, and portended the devastation that automatic weapons would wreak in World War I. During its 50-year career, it saw widespread service with US, British, and other forces on a host of battlefields through conflicts in Zululand and the American West, to the Spanish-American War. Although it saw widespread use in the hands of industrialized nations against various groups of indigenous native warriors, it was famously left behind by Custer at the battle of the Little Bighorn, where some argue it could have made all the difference. Featuring full-colour artwork plus contemporary and close-up photographs, this engaging study investigates the origins, development, combat use, and lasting influence of the formidable Gatling gun.

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