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World's First Successful Machine Gun

January 16th, 2007        

The machine gun above is the world’s first successful machine gun. It is called the Gatling Gun which is invented by Richard Jordan in year 1861. The Gatling gun was hand-crank operated with six barrels revolving around a central shaft. Watch the video…


Gatling Minigun
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  • http://www.4engr.com/product brian moro

    ooaps what machine gun it is…..it should now call antique machine gun,i think it will sell more then millions ………

  • yo mama

    wrong, the invintor is richard jordan gatling (which is y its called a gatling gun)