The Gatling Gun
As Stated on Richard Gatling page(button/link bellow) during the civil war Lincoln made a call for new weapons to be invented to help win the war, as did The Confederacy. Despite being born in a Confederate state he supported the union and created the Gatling gun(which was optimized after the war). He thought that his invention would end the need for large armies through its "rapidity of fire". He even thought it was so horrible it would end all war.
The Gatling Gun was first patented on Nov 4th, 1862. Despite the loading system being nearly identical to that of The Coffee Mill Gun the idea of multiple rotating barrels on such a gun was patented. The inventor denied it having any correlation to The Coffee Mill Gun in a quote to Lincoln.
"I have seen an inferior arm known as the 'Coffee Mill Gun' which I informed has not given satisfaction in practical tests on the battlefield. I assure you my invention is no 'Coffee Mill Gun'--- but is entirely a different arm, and is free from the accidents and objections raised against that arm. "
-Richard J. Gatling
The Gatling gun was first used by Benjamin F. Butler a union general at the siege of Petersburg, Virginia, in 1864-65. The gun had many problems such as The Coffee Mill Gun had.
"I have seen an inferior arm known as the 'Coffee Mill Gun' which I informed has not given satisfaction in practical tests on the battlefield. I assure you my invention is no 'Coffee Mill Gun'--- but is entirely a different arm, and is free from the accidents and objections raised against that arm. "
-Richard J. Gatling
The Gatling gun was first used by Benjamin F. Butler a union general at the siege of Petersburg, Virginia, in 1864-65. The gun had many problems such as The Coffee Mill Gun had.
It was not until later when re-patented on May 9th, 1865 that The Gatling Gun in fact didn't have the problems of The Coffee Mill Gun. When this design came out the gun had ten barrels, shot .30 caliber bullets at 400rpm, and on August 21st, 1866 was officially adopted by the U.S. Army. After official approval was sold and adopted by other foreign countries. There is no official date of agreement however the already famous Colt Company produced the Gun.(Colt was so famous later a saying was made "Lincoln may have freed all men but Colt made them equal")
The Gatling Gun went to many countries causing more death NOT less war!
The Gatling Gun went to many countries causing more death NOT less war!