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    Who invented the machine gun?

    Question #31007. Asked by yo. (Apr 02 03 6:05 PM)


    RickF

    		It depends how you define 'machine gun'. It is most properly a gun which relies on the explosion generated by the ammunition to recock and reload it. However, if you include the Gatling-style 'hand cranked' gun, the Puckle gun of 1718 must be a front runner. I remember seeing one in the Tower Armouries many years ago. It was designed to fire round bullets at Christian, but square ones at Turks!

    http://www.saf.org/pub/rkba/news/PuckleGun.htm

    Apr 03 03, 7:31 AM
    mk2norwich

    		mk2norwich says:

    I have used this question in a quiz - I believe the answer you're looking for is Richard Gatling.

    Wed Apr 02 12:12:31 CST 2003

    ...A source for the above -

    http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/FWWmachinegun.htm

    Wed Apr 02 12:16:07 CST 2003
    (Reposted as one entry - McG)

    Apr 10 03, 8:06 AM

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