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Gatling gun

The Gatling gun, also known in Russia as the Gorloff, is a rapid-firing multiple-barrel firearm invented in 1861 by Richard Jordan Gatling of North Carolina. It is an early machine gun and a forerunner of the modern electric motor-driven rotary cannon.

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Crew
4
Designed
1861
Designer
Richard Jordan Gatling
In service
1862–1911
Length
42.5 in (1,079 mm) · 26.5 in (673 mm)
Manufacturer
Eagle Iron Works Cooper Firearms Manufacturing Company Colt Manufacturing Company American Ordnance Company

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Gatling gun

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Gatling gunCrew41.00infobox
Gatling gunDesigned18611.00infobox
Gatling gunDesignerRichard Jordan Gatling1.00infobox
Gatling gunIn service1862–19111.00infobox
Gatling gunLength42.5 in (1,079 mm)1.00infobox
Gatling gunlength26.5 in (673 mm)1.00infobox
Gatling gunManufacturerEagle Iron Works Cooper Firearms Manufacturing Company Colt Manufacturing Company American Ordnance Company1.00infobox
Gatling gunMass170 lb (77.2 kg)1.00infobox
Gatling gunPlace of originUnited States1.00infobox
Gatling gunProduced1862–19031.00infobox
Gatling gunTypeRapid-fire gun, hand-cranked machine gun1.00infobox
Gatling gunUsed bySee Users1.00infobox
Gatling gunWarsAmerican Civil War Boshin War Indian Wars Franco-Prussian War Anglo-Ashanti War Ethiopian-Egyptian War Haw Wars Satsuma Rebellion Russo-Turkish War (1877-1878) Second Anglo-Afgh…1.00infobox

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