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The Gatling gun was designed in 1861 and patented in 1862

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Who is Richard gatling?

He invented the first successful machine gun called the Gatling Gun


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).


What was the first machine gun ever made?

The first was the gatling gun invented in 1862


Who invented the gattling gun?

The Gatling gun (with one T) was invented by Richard Gatling, for whom it is named.


Who invented the first successful machine gun?

RICHARD GATLING 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.


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.


When were automatic weapons invented?

Richard Gatling invented the Gatling Gun in 1861. The first self-loading rapid fire gun was the first modern automatic weapon. Sir Hiram Maxim developed the first self-powered or recoil powered automatic gun in 1885 with the Maxim Gun.


Did the defenders of the Alamo use Gatling guns?

Alamo- 1836 Gatling gun- 1862 No.


When was machine guns invented?

The first machine gun was the gatling gun, invented in 1861 There were a variety of multi barrelled guns invented prior to this, but they are not considered to be machine guns.


Which country invented the Gatling Gun?

The Gatling Gun was invented in the USA by Dr. Richard Gatling, but other countries bought them and used them. General Gorloff who purchased them for the Russian Army renamed them Gorloff Guns, and a gatling gun is known as a gorloff gun in Russia today. Also, any machine gun or automatic cannon which now uses Gatling's principle of revolving barrels can be called a gatling with a lower case "g."


What did Richard Gatling invent in 1862?

he invented a gatling gun. i think? :D im bored.