The gatling gun was invented by Richard Gatling in 1861 (it was a common weapon in the American civil war, i must add).
He invented the first successful machine gun called the Gatling Gun
It didn't replace any gun, it was the first rapid fire weapon to be made.
No. "The idea of the machine gun was conceived by Richard Jordan Gatling in 1861, and was first constructed and fired by the inventor at Indianapolis in 1862. In 1865 he had twelve of his guns made by the Cooper Fire Arms Manufacturing Company in Philadelphia."
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.
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."
The first was the gatling gun invented in 1862
He invented the first successful machine gun called the Gatling Gun
The Gatling gun was designed in 1861 and patented in 1862
It didn't replace any gun, it was the first rapid fire weapon to be made.
Many folks credit Dr. Gatling.
Colt was one maker who made the GATLING gun.
The stick magazine fed hand cranked gatling gun was probably the first machine gun produced.These were in use around 1875-1880.
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
Still being made every month
The original Gatling gun had six to ten barrels which rotated and fired independently. This was one of the earliest machine guns made.
1850's
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.