Multiple barrels arranged around a common center, barrels turn around that center as they fire.
The Gatling gun has safeties on the rifles but they are not that reliable and if the crank system is bumped then the gun may fire on it's own. This gun is not well known for it's safety features and that would most likely be the reason that production has been discontinued.
The inventor of the Gatling gun was Richard Jordan Gatling. The machine gun- like weapon was named after the inventor. He invented it in 1862.
The Gatling Gun followed a long tradition of devices named after the person who invented / designed it.
The gatling gun was invented by Richard Gatling in 1861 (it was a common weapon in the American civil war, i must add).
A Gatling gun that needed a crew of four to man it.
the gatling gun was used for taking out large troups of enemies
He invented the first successful machine gun called the Gatling Gun
The Gatling gun was designed in 1861 and patented in 1862
Mainly steel, some brass, some wood.
A new and highly upgraded-computerized version is in the AC-130 and all attack helicopters have some type of chain gun born from the original Gatling gun.
Gatling Gun and The Rifle
Richard J. Gatling invented the Gatling gun in 1861. The gun was a hand-cranked, rapid-fire weapon that revolutionized warfare. Gatling's design featured multiple barrels that rotated around a central axis, allowing for sustained firepower. Gatling's innovation significantly increased the rate of fire compared to traditional single-shot firearms of the time.