The Kalthoff repeater was a type of repeating firearm that appeared in the seventeenth century and remained unmatched in its fire rate until the mid-nineteenth century. As its inventor is unknown, it is named after the Kalthoff gunsmiths who came to be associated with the design.
The PUCKLE MACHINE GUN
May 15, 1718: A London lawyer, James Puckle, patents the world’s first machine gun.
The lawyer was interested in defense and invented his gun which was first demonstrated in 1718.
The Gatling gun was an invention of a North Carolina native, Richard J. Gatling. Born in 1818 in Hertford County
to a farming family, Gatling always had a knack for inventing new technologies. At twenty years of age, Richard started his career as an inventor when he built a screw propelling wheel in 1838.
Gatling Gun
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