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    During the 18th century, a lawyer invented something which never really marketed but is known as the ancestor of our modern day item. Having two differing attachments for certain people of religious backrounds, it proved not much of a success at all. What is it, who invented it, and what is interesting about his patent for this product?

    Question #59921. Asked by peasypod. (Oct 11 05 8:27 PM)


    lanfranco

    		This will be lawyer James Puckle's 1718 machine gun, which shot round round bullets at Christians and square ones at Turks. The patent was apparently one of the first to provide a clear description of what the invention did.

    Scroll down on both sites:



    http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/blgun.htm

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machine_gun

    Oct 12 05, 11:27 AM
    peasypod

    		Nice One Frankie. And by researching this I even found out that there is a patron saint of arms dealers. Fancy that. ;)

    Oct 12 05, 3:28 PM
    lanfranco

    		Well, I was thinking that might be St. Sebastian or even St. Barbara, but no, it's Adrian of Nicomedia.

    Just when I think I can't possibly encounter another saint ...

    http://www.catholic-forum.com/saints/sainta43.htm

    Oct 12 05, 3:44 PM

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