The Evolution of the Machine Gun: From Gatling to Modern Day

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This Gun Was One of the Very First Machine Guns

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. In 1866, Hiram Maxim, an American engineer, tried out a rifle for the first time and found himself wondering how he could make it better. The ...
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The 1718 gun with square bullets to convince the Turks of Christian civilization

In 1718, British inventor James Puckle patented what may have been the world's first machine gun - a tripod-mounted, hand-cranked flintlock with a revolving cylinder that could fire multiple shots ...
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Why The U.S. Military Still Uses This 100-Year-Old Machine Gun

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