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Richard J. Gatling

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1862

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1 patents, in 1862

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How the Gatling Gun's Rotating Barrel Mechanism Works

Richard Gatling's 1862 patent for a multi-barrel firearm that used a hand-cranked rotating mechanism to fire bullets in rapid succession.

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