300 Rounds/min Civil War Gatlin Guns

At the range with the Battery's 2 M1862 replica Gatlin Guns.

The Gatling gun is a rapid-firing multiple-barrel firearm invented in 1861 by Richard Jordan Gatling. It is an early machine gun and a forerunner of the modern electric motor-driven rotary cannon.

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M1862 .58cal Gatling Gun:
Nick Name: The Infernal Machine
Replica Civil War Gatling Gun
Type: Rifled, Hand Crank Machine Gun
Barrel Material: Casted Iron Barrels with Bronze Breach
Manufacturer: Gatling Gun Company, Mich.
Calibre: .58Cal
Range: 500 yards
Types of Shot: Minie Ball or Round Ball
Max Rate of Fire: 300 shots per Minute

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