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Q: When did they start working on the first gatling gun?
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Who is Richard gatling?

He invented the first successful machine gun called the Gatling Gun


When was the first gatling gun invented?

The Gatling gun was designed in 1861 and patented in 1862


Who made the first gatling gun?

The gatling gun was invented by Richard Gatling in 1861 (it was a common weapon in the American civil war, i must add).


How did Richard j gatling make the gatling gun?

How did Richard J. Gatling make the Gatling gun


What was the first machine gun ever made?

The first was the gatling gun invented in 1862


When the machine guns first used?

the first rapid fire gun was the hand crannked gatling gun used in the civil war but the maxim was the first true machine gun which was developed not long after the gatling


What is the difference between a minigun and a Gatling gun?

The Minigun is Gatling gun where the barrels are powered by an electric motor. The Gatling gun, was a hand cranked, multi-barreled gun.


Who was Gatling gun named after?

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.


Why was the gatling gun named after gatling?

The Gatling Gun followed a long tradition of devices named after the person who invented / designed it.


What was the gatling gun used for?

the gatling gun was used for taking out large troups of enemies


What is a 4 man gatling gun?

A Gatling gun that needed a crew of four to man it.


What gun's did the Gatling gun replace?

It didn't replace any gun, it was the first rapid fire weapon to be made.